Wood v. State

Ricky Wood, the appellant, was convicted of the unlawful possession of marijuana and the unlawful possession of phencyclidine. He raises six issues on this appeal from those convictions.

I

In his first two issues, the appellant alleges that his sentence is illegal. On authority of Ex parte Madden,602 So.2d 1192 (Ala. 1991), we reject the argument of the Attorney General that this Court is precluded from reviewing the sentencing issues because they were not properly preserved for appellate review.

After his conviction in April 1980, the appellant disappeared before sentencing. Ten years later,…