Cogman v. State

Appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for life pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act. Due notice was given that the State would proceed under the Act after his conviction in the instant case. A hearing was conducted in which it was shown that appellant had been previously convicted of three felonies. The felony in the instant case, attempt to commit rape in the first degree, is a Class B felony, Alabama Criminal Code §13A-4-2 (d)(2). "On conviction of a Class B felony" the defendant "must be punished for life in the penitentiary" if he has been previously convicted of any three…