Blevins v. State

The appellant, Michael Blevins, was convicted of the felony offense of driving while under the influence of alcohol (D.U.I.), a violation of § 32-5A-191 (f), Ala. Code 1975,1 and driving while his license was revoked, a violation of §32-6-19, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment and was fined $4,000 for the D.U.I. conviction; he was sentenced to 100 days' imprisonment in the county jail and was fined $25 for the conviction of driving while his license was revoked.

Although the issue of the trial court's jurisdiction was not raised below or on appeal, we must take notice…