Drewry v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

In 1984, John Norwood Drewry pleaded guilty and was convicted of trafficking in cannabis in violation of Ala.Code 1975, § 20-2-80(1).1 Although the district attorney did not recommend a reduced or suspended sentence as provided for in § 20-2-81(b),2 in January of 1987, the circuit court sentenced the defendant to six years’ imprisonment, which was suspended, and the defendant was placed on probation after serving 60 days in the county jail.

In March 1987, the Alabama Attorney General filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court, contending that the circuit court was not…