Bickerstaff v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted for unlawfully selling, furnishing, or giving away pentobarbital in violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Alabama Code §§ 20-2-1 through 20-2-93 (1975). The trial judge fixed sentence at ten years' imprisonment.

The facts reveal that in the early evening of February 24, 1977, Steven Corvin, an undercover agent assigned to the United Narcotics Detail Operation (UNDO), drove with Mike Lund to the appellant's house. Corvin gave Lund $160.00 of UNDO funds with which to make the purchase. Lund got out of the car and approached the…