Legal Opinion

Sistrunk v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 24, 2012No. CR-11-1027PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Donovan Myguel Sis-trunk, pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, a violation of § 13A-12-211, Ala.Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Sistrunk to a total of 25 years’ imprisonment: 15 years’ imprisonment for the unlawful-distribution conviction plus a 5-year enhancement pursuant to § 13A-12-250, Ala.Code 1975, because the offense took place within a 3-mile radius of a school, and a 5-year enhancement pursuant to § 13A-12-270, Ala.Code 1975, because the offense took place within a 3-mile radius of a public-housing project. The circuit…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ex Parte FrithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Ginn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  4. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  5. Danzey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hyde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2015
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2016

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