Long v. State

The appellant, Richard Patrick Long, was convicted after a jury trial of trafficking in marijuana (CC-91-1582, -1583, and -1585), in violation of § 13A-12-231(1)(a) (b), trafficking in cocaine (CC-91-1586), in violation of § 13A-12-231(2)(a), and using his public office for personal gain (CC-91-1584), in violation of § 36-25-5, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in each of the marijuana and cocaine trafficking cases and to 5 years' imprisonment in the ethics case, with all sentences to run concurrently. He raises six issues on appeal.

I

The appellant argues that…