McKessick v. State

MADDOX, Justice.

Appellant, Bobby Gene McKessick, was indicted, tried and convicted for the unlawful possession of drugs.

Lt. Kater Williams of the Mobile City Police Department was a shift lieutenant and on the morning of January 11, 1971, between 1 and 2 o’clock, he received a radio dispatch to call a telephone number. Lt. Williams called the number and talked to an informer. He knew the informer. He testified the informer was reliable in that the information supplied by him on previous occasions had led to “more than ten” convictions in Mobile County. Lt. Williams was informed that there was…