Johnson v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

Cedrick John soil, the appellant, was convicted of unlawfully possessing a pistol-in violation of Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-ll-72(a). He was fined $1,000, was ordered to pay $1,000 to the Victims’ Compensation Fund, and was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment as a habitual felony offender. He raises four issues on this appeal from that conviction.

I

The appellant argues that the evidence does not support his conviction because the State failed to prove 1) that he had the requisite criminal intent and 2) that he had been convicted of a crime of violence.

A

The appellant was convicted of a…