Martin v. State

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus wherein Bobby Martin challenges seven Alabama felony convictions and sentences1 under which he is presently being held, alleging that each conviction was obtained in violation of § 15-9-46, Code of Alabama 1975.

Martin alleges that the State of Alabama lost jurisdiction over him when it allowed him to be transported to Mississippi without first trying him for the seven offenses charged in Alabama. Conversely, Martin also alleges that the State of Mississippi lost jurisdiction over him when it allowed him to be…