McElroy v. State

The appellant, Vernon Cleve McElroy, was convicted of trafficking in cannabis, a violation of § 13A-12-231(1), Code of Alabama 1975. Pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, § 13A-5-9(c)(1), Code of Alabama 1975, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The appellant presents four issues on appeal.

I

Initially, the appellant contends that the circuit court deprived him of due process of law when it denied his motion for an independent analysis of the marijuana at the state's expense.

"Both precedent and fairness require permitting independent analysis of a…