Cartwright v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

Appellant Lloyd Eugene Cartwright was indicted for theft of property in the second degree, § 13A-8-4, Code of Alabama 1975, by the Covington County Grand Jury. Appellant was found guilty as charged in the indictment by a jury on January 23, 1984. A sentencing hearing was held February 13, 1984, in which it was determined that appellant had four prior felony convictions. Appellant was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary pursuant to operation of the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act, § 13A-5-9, Code of Alabama, 1975.

Evidence presented at trial tended to prove that…