Walker v. State

In an opinion written by the Honorable Bowen W. Simmons, a retired circuit judge, this court affirmed the conviction of the appellant for the illegal possession of heroin. (Ms. January 4, 1977). The Supreme Court of Alabama, in an opinion issued September 23, 1977, reversed this court and remanded the cause to us on that portion of the opinion which held that knowledge is not an essential element of the offense of possession. (See the extended opinion on rehearing issued February 1, 1977). In reversing, the Supreme Court specifically held that knowledge is an essential element of the offense…