Legal Opinion
Elston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 3, 1996No. CR-95-0707PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reginald Elston appeals from his conviction for the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and his sentence to 28 years' imprisonment. Elston was sentenced pursuant to Alabama's Habitual Felony Offender Act, see § 13A-5-9, Code of Alabama 1975, and his 28-year sentence includes 5 years' enhancement because the sale occurred on or near a schoolyard, see §13A-12-250, Code of Alabama 1975, and 5 years' enhancement because the sale occurred within three miles of a public housing project. See § 13A-12-270, Code of Alabama 1975. Elston raises six issues on appeal.
I
Elston contends that the…
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