Whitt v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

In separate indictments, Rickey H. Whitt was charged with one case of theft of property in the first degree in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-8-3, and three cases of theft of property in the second degree in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-8-4. Whitt pled guilty to each charge and was sentenced as an habitual offender to fifteen years (concurrent) in each case. Three issues are raised on appeal.

I

Whitt argues on appeal that his prior felony convictions could not be used to enhance his punishment in the cases at hand because the State failed to prove that…