Rickett v. State

WILLIAM H. COLE, Circuit Judge.

On March 17,1982, a grand jury sitting in Cherokee County indicted appellant, J.W. Rickett, for escape in the first degree. The trial court overruled appellant’s pre-trial demurrer or in the alternative plea and abatement on May 14,1982. Appellant was tried before a jury on May 14, 1982, and found guilty of escape in the first degree. The state petitioned the court on June 1, 1982, to sentence the appellant under the Habitual Offender Act, § 13A-5-9, and filed notice of prior convictions by certified copies of minute entries. After a hearing, the trial court…