Clemons v. State

This pro se appeal, which was initiated as a mandamus petition, arises out of a criminal proceeding in the Morgan Circuit Court. In January 2000, David Clemons (“the inmate”) was convicted of the offense of trafficking in cannabis with respect to a quantity in excess of 2.2 pounds but less than 100 pounds, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum punishment of, among other things, 3 calendar years’ imprisonment and a $25,000 fine under the terms of subsection (l)a. of Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-12-231. After the inmate’s conviction as to that offense, the State of Alabama indicated that it would…