Legal Opinion
Nix v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 30, 1999No. CR-98-0363PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Earnest Ray Nix, was convicted of one count of trafficking in cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-231(2), Ala. Code 1975, and two counts of unlawful distribution of cocaine, violations of § 13A-12-211, Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him, pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, § 13A-5-9(c), Ala. Code 1975, to concurrent sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the trafficking conviction and two terms of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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