Brand v. State

Matthew Grant Brand appeals his April 12, 2005, conviction by the Franklin County Circuit Court of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in violation of § 13A-12-217, Ala. Code 1975; unlawful possession of marijuana in the second degree in violation of § 13A-12-214, Ala. Code 1975; and possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of § 13A-12-260, Ala. Code 1975. On May 25, 2005, the trial court sentenced Brand to 15 years' imprisonment; that sentence was split and Brand was ordered to serve 2 years for the conviction for unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, one year for…