Steele v. State

Although Bradley Neal Steele pleaded guilty in this case to trafficking in marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-231(1), Ala. Code 1975, pursuant to a plea agreement with the State, the mandatory fines in § 13A-12-281, Ala.Code 1975, and § 36-18-7(a), Ala.Code 1975, were not part of that agreement and were not imposed as part of his sentence. Ex parte Johnson, 669 So.2d 205 (Ala.1995), and Scott v. State, 742 So.2d 799 (Ala.Crim.App.1998), relied on by the majority in reaching its conclusion that this case should not be remanded for the imposition of the mandatory fines, deal solely with the…