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COLEMAN v. STATE

CR 90-861.

594 So.2d 229 (1991)

William Turrell COLEMAN, alias v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1991.

Certiorari Denied February 21, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwina E. Miller, Tuscaloosa, for appellant.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Robin Blevins, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Alabama Supreme Court 1910356.

BOWEN, Judge.

William T. Coleman was convicted of trafficking in cocaine, was fined $50,000, and was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual felony offender. That conviction must be reversed because the prosecutor failed to establish a proper chain of custody of the cocaine.

The failure of the prosecution to establish a complete chain of custody for cocaine is patently conspicuous. The testimony presented, viewed...

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