Pless v. State

This appeal arises from the Pike Circuit Court's summary denial of the Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition filed by the appellant, Anthony Corneil Pless. Pless had pleaded guilty to robbery in the second degree. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment upon application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act ("HFOA"). Pless did not appeal his guilty plea conviction. In his Rule 32 petition, Pless challenged the enhancement of his sentence, arguing that the Florida convictions used for enhancement do not constitute felony offenses under Alabama law.…