Thomas v. State

MONTIEL, Judge.

The appellant, Michael Allen Thomas, was indicted for unlawful distribution of marijuana in violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. A jury found Thomas guilty as charged in the indictment. The trial court sentenced Thomas to 10 years in prison; the sentence included a five-year enhancement for selling a controlled substance within three miles of a school, as mandated by § ISA-12-250, Code of Alabama 1975.

The evidence adduced at trial tended to show the following. On March 23, 1993, Deputy Brad Burks of the Baldwin County Sheriffs Department and Linda Clemmons, an agent…