Pace v. State

The appellant, Marque William Pace, appeals from his convictions for trafficking in cannabis, a violation of §13A-12-231, Ala. Code 1975, and for resisting arrest, a violation of § 13A-10-41, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment on the trafficking conviction, and to 6 months' imprisonment on the resisting-arrest conviction.

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The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress what he says is illegally obtained evidence because, he says, the police officers failed to comply with the "knock-and-announce" requirement of the statute. § 15-5-9,…