Gillard v. State

Appellant, Willie Gillard, was indicted by the Bibb County, Alabama, Grand Jury in a two-count indictment for theft of property in the first degree and unauthorized use of a vehicle, in violation of §§ 13A-8-3 and 13A-8-11, Code of Alabama 1975, respectively. He was arraigned on August 19, 1983, and entered a plea of not guilty. On or about October 18, 1983, as a result of a federal conviction, he began serving a prison sentence at the United States Correctional Institution at Talladega, Alabama, and except for short periods of temporary state custody unrelated to this case, has remained in…