Turner v. State

The appellant, Roosevelt Turner, received a 21-year sentence under the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act, § 13A-5-9, Code of Alabama 1975, for his conviction for criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, pursuant to §13A-9-6, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant raises four issues on appeal.

I

The appellant first contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict and in denying his motion to exclude the State's evidence. This contention is meritless.

The motions made by counsel for the appellant at the close of the State's case and renewed…