Hall v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Willie James Hall, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging a sentence of life imprisonment imposed as a result-of his conviction of escape in the first degree.1 The trial court summarily dismissed the petition, as lacking merit.

On appeal, the appellant restates the argument he made to the trial court. He says that, at the time of the escape, he was serving a sentence for the felony offense of robbery in the first degree. He argues that, pursuant to Brantley v. State, 527 So.2d 1365 (Ala.Cr.App.1988), the State improperly used this underlying…