Simons v. State

WELCH, Judge.

Joshua Simons was convicted of the Class C felony of cruelty to a dog or cat, a violation of § 13A-ll-241(a), Ala.Code 1975.1 He was sentenced as a habitual felon having 16 prior felony convictions2 to 20 years’ imprisonment.3 Simons presents two issues for appellate review. He contends that he was denied his constitutional right to self-representation at his trial, and he contends that the application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act (“the HFOA”) to enhance his sentence beyond the statutoiy maximum for a Class C felony resulted in an illegal sentence, because, according to…