Neville v. State

On Rehearing Ex Mero Motu

The original opinion of December 22, 2000, is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.

The appellant, Lovella S. Neville, appeals from her conviction for the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, i.e., cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-211, Ala. Code 1975. She was sentenced as a habitual felony offender to life imprisonment and was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000.

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The appellant argues that she was denied due process when the trial court ordered her case consolidated with the distribution case of her husband, Gary Neville, without giving…