Heath v. State

This appellant was found guilty by a jury of a violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, in that he was in possession of cocaine, for which the jury assessed a fine of $15,000. At a duly conducted sentencing hearing, after appropriate notice was given by the State that the State would proceed against him under the Habitual Felony Offender Act, the court fixed punishment at imprisonment for forty years and sentenced defendant accordingly.

The appellant is represented by the same attorney who represented him on the trial of the case, who has filed a brief in behalf of…