Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 13A-12-218 (2026)

Unlawful Manufacture of Controlled Substance in the First Degree.

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(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree if he or she violates Section 13A-12-217 and two or more of the following conditions occurred in conjunction with that violation:

(1) Possession of a firearm.

(2) Use of a booby trap.

(3) Illegal possession, transportation, or disposal of hazardous or dangerous materials or while transporting or causing to be transported materials in furtherance of a clandestine laboratory operation, there was created a substantial risk to human health or safety or a danger to the environment.

(4) A clandestine laboratory operation was to take place or did take place within 500 feet of a residence, place of business, church, or school.

(5) A clandestine laboratory operation actually produced any amount of a specified controlled substance.

(6) A clandestine laboratory operation was for the production of controlled substances listed in Schedule I or Schedule II.

(7) A person under the age of 17 was present during the manufacturing process.

(b) Unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance in the first degree is a Class A felony.

(Act 2001-971, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 873, §1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 21 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2026 · leading case: Ex Parte Green, 15 So. 3d 489 (Ala. 2008).

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Ex Parte Green, 15 So. 3d 489 (Ala. 2008). · cites it 4× “Green was indicted for first-degree manufacturing of methamphetamine in violation of Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-12-218 ("the manufacturing charge"), and possession of methamphetamine in violation of Ala.”

Hulsey v. State, 196 So. 3d 342 (Ala. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “Wallace Ray Hulsey was convicted, following A jury trial, of first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, see § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975, and reckless endangerment, see § 13A-6-24, Ala.”

Snowden v. State, 968 So. 2d 1004 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “Code 1975; two counts of first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), see § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975; and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, see § 13A-12-260, Ala.”

Wallace v. State, 130 So. 3d 212 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “, methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on each conviction, the sentences to be served concurrently.”

Adams v. State, 124 So. 3d 750 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). · cites it 13× “Code 1975; first-degree unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-218; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor proscribed by § 13A-12-260, Ala.”

Ginn v. State, 894 So. 2d 793 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). “Code 1975, and to the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced, as a habitual offender with three prior felony convictions, to life imprisonment; the sentences were to run concurrently.”

Bailey v. State, 67 So. 3d 145 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Code 1975; unlawful manufacturing of a con *149 trolled substance in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975; and possession of precursor chemicals, a violation of § 20-2-190, Ala.”

Ex parte George Willie Pollard., 160 So. 3d 835 (Ala. 2014). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-12-218. He filed a pretrial motion to suppress the evidence seized from the vehicle, arguing that the traffic stop and the resulting search were illegal.”

State v. Clayton, 155 So. 3d 290 (Ala. 2014). · cites it 2× “A Montgomery grand jury issued an indictment charging Clayton with two counts of first-degree unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975, and one count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a violation of§ 13A-12-260(C), Ala.”

Brown v. State, 939 So. 2d 957 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005). “Code 1975, and unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-12-218(a), Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for the trafficking conviction and to 10 years' imprisonment for the manufacturing…”

Williams v. State, 995 So. 2d 915 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). “Code 1975; unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, a violation of § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975; and trafficking in methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-231, Ala.”

State v. Pollard, 160 So. 3d 826 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). “George Willie Pollard was charged by indictment with first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, see § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975. On June 1, 2011, Pollard filed a pretrial motion to suppress the evidence seized as a result of a traffic stop.”

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— Ala. Code § 13A-12-218(a) — 3 cases

Adams v. State, 124 So. 3d 750 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013). “Code 1975; first-degree unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-218; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor proscribed by § 13A-12-260, Ala.”

Cornelison v. State, 137 So. 3d 937 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).

— Ala. Code § 13A-12-218(a)(1) — 2 cases

Snowden v. State, 968 So. 2d 1004 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “Code 1975; two counts of first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), see § 13A-12-218, Ala.Code 1975; and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, see § 13A-12-260, Ala.”

Kailing (N.D. Ala. 2026).

— Ala. Code § 13A-12-218(a)(4) — 1 case

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