Goodman v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Jimmy Claude Goodman, Jr., was charged by indictment with the unlawful possession of Amphetamine and Amobarbital in a two-count indictment, contrary to the provisions of Act No. 1407, Section 401(a), Acts of Alabama, 1971 Regular Session. The jury found the appellant guilty under both counts, and the trial court set punishment at eight years imprisonment.

Prior to trial a suppression hearing was conducted at which time Montgomery Detectives J. E. Nichols and William Fuller each testified with reference to the arrest and detention of Jimmy Claude Goodman, Jr., on the night of July…