Legal Opinion
Meeker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 30, 2001No. CR-99-2509PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On June 29, 2000, Christopher Meeker was convicted of possession of marijuana in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-12-213, Ala. Code 1975. Meeker was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment; that sentence was split and he was ordered to serve 2 years. The balance of the sentence was suspended, and he was placed on 3 years' probation. Meeker raises five issues on appeal. Because of our holding, however, we address only one of those issues.
At trial, the State argued that Meeker was in constructive possession of 1.1 ounces of marijuana. Meeker alleges on appeal, as he did at trial, that the…
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