McConnell v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Gerald T. McConnell appeals from the denial of his petition seeking post-conviction relief filed in circuit court pursuant to Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp., in which the appellant asserts that his sentence was illegal and improper under Ex parte Chambers, 522 So.2d 313 (Ala.1987).

On November 7, 1985, the appellant waived a trial by jury, withdrew his plea of not guilty, and entered a plea of guilty in Mobile Circuit Court in case No. CC-85-2593, charging him with possession of a controlled substance. He was adjudged guilty by the court and was sentenced to a term of 15 years’…