Pearson v. State

The appellant, Curtis Pearson, pled guilty to unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine), a violation of § 13A-12-211, Ala. Code 1975, and trafficking in cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-231(2), Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to serve concurrent terms of six years in prison on the unlawful distribution conviction and sixteen years in prison on the trafficking conviction. It also enhanced his sentence on the unlawful distribution conviction by five years because the sale occurred within three miles of a school and an additional five years because the sale occurred…