Posey v. State

On November 5, 1996, Covellor H. Posey was convicted of trafficking in methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-231(7)(a), Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Posey raises three issues on appeal. Our holding, however, requires us to address only one of these.

At trial, the state argued that Posey was in constructive possession of 28 grams or more of methamphetamine. Posey alleged that the search of the premises was illegal and that the evidence seized as a result of the search should therefore have been suppressed. Alternatively, he argued that the state failed to prove…