Fort v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

Felix Fort appeals his conviction for perjury and his subsequent sentence of imprisonment for two years and six months. The basis for the perjury charge is as follows: In 1992, Fort was charged with distribution of a controlled substance. At trial, the state’s evidence indicated that on December 5, 1991, Fort sold crack cocaine to an undercover police officer in Andalusia. Fort presented an alibi defense. He testified that he was living in Birmingham during that period, and that he was then employed by V’s Car Wash in that city. That jury failed to reach a verdict, which…