Anderson v. State

I concur to affirm Anderson’s conviction for possession of a pistol after committing a crime of violence. However, I concur only in the result with respect to the decision to reverse Anderson’s conviction for first-degree assault. In Graves v. State, 632 So.2d 33 (Ala.1993), the Alabama Supreme Court opted to reach the consolidation issue even though it was clearly not preserved for appellate review either by a proper objection to the trial court’s consolidation order or by a motion to sever made pursuant to Rule 13.4(b), AIa.R.Crim.P.; it reached the consolidation issue apparently in order…