White v. State

Bobby White appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his motion made pursuant to § 13A-5-9.1, Ala. Code 1975, to reconsider his two sentences of life imprisonment imposed upon application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act ("the HFOA") for his convictions for first-degree escape and first-degree theft. See Kirby v. State, 899 So.2d 968 (Ala. 2004).

White filed his motion on July 7, 2005, alleging that he was entitled to have his sentences reconsidered because, he said, he was convicted and sentenced before May 25, 2000, the effective date of the 2000 amendment to the HFOA, neither his…