Brummitt v. State

SIMMONS, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted for selling marijuana, a controlled substance, contrary to the provisions of Alabama Controlled Substances Act. This prohibition appears in Act No. 1407, Volume 3, page 2378, General Acts of 1971. The specific substance here involved is listed in § 204 (Schedule 1) (d), Act No. 1407, supra.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed a fine of $10,000.00. The court added imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of fifteen years. Both punishments are authorized by § 401, page 2395, Act No. 1407, supra. The jury was authorized…