Lane v. State

The appellant, Carlton Reashard Lane, was convicted of murdering Christopher Toson, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala.Code 1975, and was sentenced pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act (“HFOA”) to 120 years in the state penitentiary.

Lane does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him; thus, only a brief recitation of the facts is necessary. The State’s evidence tended to show the following. On November 9, 2006, Lane, Keyonte Chick,1 and Randy Pearson planned to rob a man named Chris because they believed that he had in his possession a large sum of money. Chick testified…