Burgess v. State

Appellant entered guilty pleas to seven indictments involving first degree theft, second degree theft, and third degree burglary. The trial judge, finding that appellant was an habitual offender, sentenced him to a total of eighty-five years, including five ten-year terms, one fifteen-year term, and one twenty-year term.

The appellant's guilty pleas were separately received by the court and, after each one, the judge informed the appellant that his sentence would be increased under the provisions of the Habitual Felony Offender Act, Ala. Code § 13A-5-9 (1975).

We find that the trial court…