Hampton v. State

Christopher Hampton was convicted of violating § 13A-11-200, Ala. Code 1975, which requires a convicted sex offender to register with the sheriff of the county of his or her residence. Hampton was sentenced as a habitual offender to 15 years' imprisonment. The trial court split the sentence, and ordered Hampton to serve 3 years' imprisonment and 5 years' probation.

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Hampton argues that the original indictment was fatally defective because the indictment failed to state that he knowingly violated the statute; therefore, he says, the trial court was without jurisdiction to grant the State's…