Gayle v. State

The appellant, Lloyd Clifton Gayle, was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and of failure to obtain a tax stamp for the controlled substance. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 12 years and 1 year and 1 day, respectively.

The state's evidence tended to show the following: In October of 1990, the appellant was staying at the Olympia Spa Motel in Dothan, Alabama. Betty McClendon, an employee of Olympia Spa Motel, observed the appellant approach the shrubs near his motel room, pick up an object, and then leave in a nearby automobile accompanied by several other people. McClendon watched the…