Carter v. State

Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, the appellant, Charles Franklin Carter, was convicted of one count of first-degree possession of marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-213, Ala. Code 1975, and one count of trafficking in marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-231(1), Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to 10 years' imprisonment for the marijuana-possession conviction and to 20 years' imprisonment for the marijuana-trafficking conviction, with the sentences to be served consecutively. Carter's 20-year sentence for trafficking in marijuana included a 5-year enhancement…