Lowery v. State

Michael Paul Lowery, the appellant, was an inmate at Fountain Correctional Center. He was indicted and convicted for the unlawful possession of Valium, marijuana, and Tranxene in violation of Alabama Code § 20-2-70 (1975). He was sentenced as an habitual offender to thirty years' imprisonment. Lowery, who is representing himself on this appeal, raises three issues.

I

Lowery argues that when the State failed to bring him to trial within ninety days of his request, the circuit court lost jurisdiction to try him at all. His argument is grounded on Alabama's Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act…