Wilhite v. State

The appellant, John J. Wilhite, pleaded guilty to, and was convicted on, three counts of distribution of a controlled substance, i.e., marijuana. He was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. On direct appeal he raises one issue.

Principally the appellant contends that he was placed in jeopardy by the government's confiscating his property, which was used to convey drugs, assessing a tax based upon the market value of the controlled substances in his possession, and then indicting him for distributing and trafficking in a controlled substance.1 Lengthy research reveals no previous Alabama…