Blount v. State

Thomas Milton Blount was indicted for unlawful possession of cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-212(a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment," and the trial court sentenced him, under the Habitual Felony Offender Act to eighteen years in the State penitentiary. The appellant was ordered to pay: $100 for a victim's restitution fund assessment, $300 restitution to the City of Opelika and all court costs and reimbursement for his court-appointed attorney.

On August 2, 1988, Officer Melvin Harrison, detective for the vice and narcotics division…