Long v. State

Richard Owen Long was convicted, after trial by jury, of unlawfully breaking and entering a vehicle, a violation of Section 13A-8-11 (b), Code of Alabama 1975. This offense is designated a class C felony. After the jury verdict, a date for sentencing was set; and a pre-sentence report was ordered by the court. The appellant was notified in writing immediately after the jury verdict of the state's intentions to pursue sentencing under the Habitual Felony Offender Act, which notice also listed the prior felony convictions upon which the State would rely. At the sentencing hearing some eight…