Carswell v. Ala. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

Robert Shannon Carswell, an inmate in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections, appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery Circuit Court ("the trial court") dismissing his action against the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles *48and the State of Alabama (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the board"). In his action, which he characterized as one seeking a writ of habeas corpus, Carswell challenged the constitutionality of § 13A-8-52(a), Ala. Code 1975, which sets forth the penalty for a conviction for the criminal offense of "pharmacy robbery," which…