Moton v. State

The appellant, Gerald Moton, was convicted of promoting prison contraband in the second degree, in violation of §13A-10-37, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced as a habitual offender to fifteen years' imprisonment.

The evidence as presented by the State tended to establish that on October 14, 1986, Roosevelt Daniel, an officer at the Montgomery County Work Release Center, observed appellant Moton walking across the recreation trailer. When appellant saw Officer Daniel, he abruptly stopped and walked back to a water fountain located between the men's and women's restrooms. As appellant…