Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Lane v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 18, 2009No. CR-07-1354Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partWindom, Judge
I agree with the plurality’s decision to uphold Carlton Reashard Lane’s conviction; however, for the reasons that follow, I disagree with the plurality’s decision to overturn Lane’s 120-year sentence.
*819As the plurality recognizes, Lane was convicted of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala.Code 1975, which is a Class A felony. At the time of his conviction, Lane had previously been convicted of two felonies. Because Lane was convicted of a Class A felony and had two previous felony convictions, the range of sentences to which he was exposed was governed by § 13A-5-9(b)(S), Ala.Code 1975, of the…
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