Vann v. State

SHAW, Judge.

The appellant, Clarice Vann, was convicted of trafficking in heroin and of the unlawful distribution of heroin, violations of §§ 13A-12-231(3)(a) and 13A-12-211, Ala.Code 1975, respectively. She was sentenced, as a habitual offender with five prior felony convictions, to life imprisonment for the trafficking conviction and to 20 years’ imprisonment for the distribution conviction. The 20-year sentence was enhanced by an additional 10 years’ imprisonment pursuant to §§ 13A-12-250 and 13A-12-270, Ala.Code 1975. The sentences for each conviction were to run concurrently.1

Because Vann…