Hobbs v. State

The appellant, Gregory Bernard Hobbs, was convicted of the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, a violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced as an habitual offender to 20 years in the penitentiary.

The appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error when it allowed the state to impeach his chief witness, Gwendolyn Garner, with a copy of the record of the appellant's prior conviction for cocaine possession. The appellant contends that the case hinged upon whether the jury believed the testimony of the undercover narcotics officer who…