Irwin v. State

Violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act; sentence: seven and one-half years.

Appellant was tried without a jury on facts stipulated by the parties. On January 28, 1980, St. Clair County law enforcement officers, along with Birmingham police officers, went to the residence of the appellant and conducted a search pursuant to a warrant. Birmingham Police Sgt. Cameron Guy testified that it was daylight, approximately 6:30 a.m., when the warrant was executed. He said that when the officers arrived they approached the back door of appellant's trailer, knocked, and announced their…