Walden v. State

Possession of Diazepam; sentence, two years imprisonment, five years probation, $500 fine.

During the early morning hours of November 23, 1981, Mobile Police Officer Robert Osborne, assisted by officers from the Mobile and Prichard police departments, executed a search warrant at appellant's residence in Prichard. The warrant authorized them to search for marijuana. In addition to finding marijuana, they found five valium tablets in appellant's purse which contained diazepam.

I

The sole issue on appeal concerns the execution of the search warrant. Appellant maintains that there was no officer…