Shumate v. State

The appellant, Anthony Lynn Shumate, was convicted of receiving stolen property in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-17, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

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The appellant first contends that the trial court erred by applying the Habitual Felony Offender Act (HFOA), § 13A-5-9, Code of Alabama 1975, in sentencing him to 10 years in the penitentiary. Specifically, he contends that the state failed to prove the prior felony conviction that invoked application of the HFOA because the state introduced a…