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Bush v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Nov 19, 1982
421 So. 2d 1352 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982)

Opinion

4 Div. 27.

July 27, 1982. Rehearing Denied August 24, 1982. Certiorari Denied, November 19, 1982 Alabama Supreme Court 81-1029.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Russell County, Wayne T. Johnson, J.

Robert P. Lane of Phillips Funderburk, Phenix City, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen. and Jennifer M. Mullins, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


The defendant waived indictment and pled guilty to arson in the second degree. He also pled guilty to an indictment charging robbery. He was sentenced as an habitual offender to a term of fifteen years' imprisonment for the arson conviction to run concurrent with the twenty-five year sentence in the robbery conviction. These sentences conformed to the plea bargaining agreement.

The defendant's conviction is affirmed on authority of Johnson v. State, 421 So.2d 1307 (Ala.Cr.App., 1982), wherein we held that a certificate restoring a defendant's civil and political rights after a conviction of a felony does not preclude that conviction from being used to enhance the defendant's punishment as an habitual offender.

The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.

AFFIRMED.

All Judges concur.


Summaries of

Bush v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Nov 19, 1982
421 So. 2d 1352 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982)
Case details for

Bush v. State

Case Details

Full title:James W. BUSH v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Nov 19, 1982

Citations

421 So. 2d 1352 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982)

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