Copeland v. State

841 So.2d 302 (2002)

Robert COPELAND

v.

STATE of Alabama.

CR-01-0660.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

April 26, 2002.

Robert Copeland, pro se.

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and G. Ward Beeson III, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.

BASCHAB, Judge.

The appellant, Robert Copeland, was indicted for first-degree robbery. On November 11, 1983, he pled guilty to second-degree robbery. On November 14, 1983, the trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to serve a term of life in prison. See § 13A-5-9(c)(2), Ala.Code 1975. He did not appeal his conviction. On August 15, 2001, the appellant filed a Rule…