Ex Parte Robinson

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether Alabama Code 1975, § 20-2-80, is unconstitutional because it fails to fix the maximum penalty which may be imposed.

Aubrey Lee Robinson was convicted under Alabama Code 1975, §20-2-80, for trafficking in illegal drugs and was sentenced to fifteen years in the state prison. Robinson filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, seeking to test the validity of his conviction and sentence. The trial court denied the writ, and the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed without opinion, 461 So.2d 61.

Robinson contends that the statute is void because…