Legal Opinion

Calhoun v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 1, 2009No. CR-07-1229Published

1Opinion of the Court

WELCH, Judge.

William E. Calhoun appeals from the denial of his motion to reconsider his sentence, made pursuant to § 13A-5-9.1, Ala. Code 1975, commonly referred to as a Kirby motion. Kirby v. State, 899 So.2d 968 (Ala.2004). On November 15, 1993, Calhoun pleaded guilty to and was convicted in two cases of second-degree burglary and one ease of promoting prison contraband. As a result, he was sentenced as a habitual felony offender to three concurrent terms of life imprisonment.

On July 12, 2007, Calhoun filed the instant Kirby motion in the Choctaw Circuit Court, requesting that the court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kirby v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  2. Holt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006
  3. Sanders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005

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