Goldsmith v. Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles

BROWN, Judge.

The appellant, Willie G. Goldsmith, appeals from the Montgomery Circuit Court’s summary dismissal of his petition for certiorari review, in which Goldsmith contended that the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles improperly barred him from being considered for parole.

As best we are able to determine from the record, on August 15, 1978, Goldsmith was *81convicted of assault with intent to murder and received a five-year sentence. Thereafter, on September 25,1981, the appellant was convicted of murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender, pursuant to §…