Davis v. State

Steve Darryl Davis pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), a violation of § 13A-12-212, Ala. Code 1975. Davis was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, but his sentence was suspended and he was placed on supervised probation for the full term of his sentence.

Before entering a guilty plea, Davis reserved for appellate review a single issue — whether the drugs seized from him before his arrest were the fruit of an illegal search and seizure by the police.1 Because Davis reserved this issue before he entered his guilty plea, the issue is properly before us. SeePrim v.…