Chapman v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis.

The defendant pled guilty to three indictments charging the offense of robbery. Alabama Code 1975, Section 13-3-110. Sentence in each case was eleven years' imprisonment (to run consecutively).

Section 13-3-110 specifically provides that the punishment for robbery is "imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than 10 years, or as otherwise specified by law." Section 15-18-23 provides: "When no maximum limit to the duration of the imprisonment is prescribed by law, the court may, in its discretion, sentence the…