Harper v. State

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

WELCH, Judge.

On October 20, 1986, John Alfred Harper was convicted of first-degree armed robbery, a Class A felony. The Lee Circuit Court sentenced Harper as a habitual felony offender to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. In March 2012, Harper filed what is at least his fourth motion for sentence reconsideration pursuant to § 13A-5-9.1, Ala.Code 1975. Without requiring a response from the State, the circuit court denied Harper’s petition on November 13, 2012. In December 2013, this Court affirmed that denial in…