Simmons v. State

BASCHAB, Judge.

On June 30, 2000, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, the appellant, Carl Allen Simmons, pled guilty to unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. The trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to serve a term of twenty years in prison. See § 13A-5-9(c)(2), Ala.Code 1975. It then split his sentence and ordered him to serve a term of three years in prison followed by five years on probation. The trial court also enhanced his sentence by five years because the sale occurred within three miles of a school and an additional five years because the sale occurred within…