George v. State

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Christopher Lee George, was convicted of the possession of a controlled substance, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced as an habitual offender to 10 years in the penitentiary.

The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the appellant had constructive possession of two bags of cocaine that were found in an automobile in which the appellant was a passenger.

The state’s evidence tended to show that on October 10, 1993, Officers John Gaudet and Jake Heath of the Ozark Police Department observed an automobile hit a curb while…