Turrentine v. State

William Turrentine appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his motion made pursuant to § 13A-5-9.1, Ala. Code 1975, to reconsider his sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act ("HFOA") for his 1994 conviction for escape in the first degree. SeeKirby v. State, 899 So.2d 968 (Ala. 2004).

On appeal, Turrentine's appointed counsel has filed a "no-merit" brief in substantial compliance with Anders v.California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), in which counsel states that he has reviewed the record and can find no meritorious…