Watts v. State

This case came before us on the State's petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals. We granted the petition.

The facts of this case are set out extensively in the lower court's opinion, Watts v. State, 460 So.2d 201 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983). We, therefore, will give only a summary description of the case here.

Watts was originally indicted and arraigned under a two-count indictment for (1) trafficking in marijuana and (2) unlawful possession of methaqualone. In a pretrial conference on the date of trial, this indictment was nol-prossed with Watts's consent. A substituted…