Owens v. State

WISE, Presiding Judge.

On December 8, 1999, the appellant, Gregory Conrad Owens, entered pleas of guilty to three counts of third-degree robbery and one count of first-degree theft of property. The trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to serve terms of life in prison on each conviction. See § 13A-5-9(c), Ala.Code 1975. On January 27, 2009, Owens filed a motion for reconsideration of his sentences pursuant to § 13A-5-9.1, Ala.Code 1975. Without requiring a response from the State, the circuit court summarily denied the motion. This appeal followed.

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Owens argues that the judge who…