Nichols v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

David Nichols challenges the sentences imposed after he pleaded guilty to several drug-related crimes. We find no merit in the arguments he raises on appeal, but the State has drawn our attention to several sentencing errors that must be corrected.

Nichols was sentenced as a habitual offender in circuit court case numbers 94-1267 and 94-1268. Each of those cases involved two charges, one for sale or delivery of cocaine and one for possession of cocaine. As the State points out, Nichols was incorrectly sentenced as a habitual offender on the counts charging possession. See §…