Jones v. State

The appellant, Donald Jones, was convicted of two counts of possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, violations of § 13A-9-6, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced under the Habitual Felony Offender Act to two concurrent terms of 15 years in prison.

The state's evidence tended to show that on June 22, 1990, the appellant and his co-conspirator, Raymond Williams, stole Tom Earley's checkbook, which contained blank checks, from his automobile. After stealing the checkbook, the two went to a convenience store in Samson, Alabama, where they filled up their car with gasoline and…