Sawyer v. State

Appellant was indicted by the Etowah County Grand Jury for the unlawful possession of a controlled substance, in violation of § 20-2-70 (a), Code of Alabama 1975. At arraignment, appellant entered a plea of not guilty. After a hearing on, and denial of, her motion to suppress evidence on February 24, 1982, appellant withdrew her plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. Before accepting appellant's guilty plea, the trial court conducted an examination of appellant to determine that the plea was voluntarily and understandingly made. The trial court accepted appellant's guilty plea and…