WALKER v. STATE

SC 2381.

356 So.2d 672 (1977)

In re Claudia Mae WALKER v. STATE of Alabama. Ex parte Claudia Mae Walker.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam L. Webb, Jr., of Callahan, Nichols & Webb, Tuscaloosa, for petitioner.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen. and Ellis D. Hanan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, opposed.


ALMON, Justice.

Petitioner Claudia Mae Walker was convicted of unlawful possession of heroin in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction. Because this case involves an issue of first impression in this state, this court granted certiorari. We reverse.

Appellant was indicted by the grand jury on October 31, 1975, and convicted on January 16, 1976, of violating the Alabama Controlled Substances Act. Acts 1971...

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