Sanders v. State

The appellant, Cornelius Antonio Sanders, was indicted by the Jefferson County grand jury for distributing cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. A jury found the appellant guilty as charged in the indictment. The appellant was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. That sentence was enhanced by five years' imprisonment pursuant to §13A-12-250, Code of Alabama 1975, because the sale occurred within a three-mile radius of a school.

The evidence presented at trial tended to show the following. Jerroll Richardson, an undercover police officer, and an informant named "Jerry"…