Willingham v. State

The appellant, John William Riley Willingham, appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance (a Class C felony) pursuant to his plea of guilty. Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-12-212. He had been indicted for trafficking in methamphetamine (a Class A felony), but pursuant to a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance to avoid a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as a habitual felony offender. The following punishment was imposed: imprisonment for life, that sentence to run concurrently with two sentences already being…