Whatley v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Joseph Whatley was indicted for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, to-wit: cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. A jury found him “guilty as charged in the indictment.” He was sentenced to a term of five years’ imprisonment and a fine of $1,000, and was ordered to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund and costs of court. He appeals.

On May 6, 1989, two officers with the Dothan Police Department were on foot patrol on Appletree Street in Dothan, Alabama, when they observed the appellant and another male sitting in a Ford Escort…