Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
LEIGH M. • CLARK, Retired Circuit Judge.
A jury found appellant guilty of theft in the second degree. After due notice that he would be proceeded against under the Habitual Felony Offenders Act, the court fixed his punishment at imprisonment for fifteen years, which was the minimum that could have been imposed upon him by reason of his two previous felony convictions.
The only issue presented on appeal pertains to the asserted denial by the trial court of the effort of defendant’s counsel to have the jury informed, either by argument of defendant’s counsel or requested written charges, of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Porter v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925
3Cited by1 opinion
- Warden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985