Jemison v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the first degree robbery of Lee Ann Morgan in violation of Alabama Code Section13A-8-41 (1975). He was sentenced as an habitual offender to life without parole. Seven issues are raised on appeal.

I

The trial judge did not deny the defendant due process of law by refusing to accept a guilty plea negotiated between the defendant and the district attorney. A trial judge is under no duty to accept a defendant's plea of guilty. James v. State,380 So.2d 995, 998 (Ala.Cr.App. 1979), cert. denied, Ex parteJames, 380 So.2d 999 (Ala. 1980). See also United…