446 So. 2d 658 - Long v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “All prior felony convictions may be considered in connection with the Habitual Felony Offender Act, regardless of what their origin may be. Watson v. State , 392 So.2d 1274 (Ala.Cr.App. 1980), cert. denied , 392 So.2d 1280 (Ala. 1981).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 925 So. 2d 1001 - Pigg v. State · 499 So. 2d 802 - Gwynne v. State

2. “"There was sufficient evidence produced by the State from which the jury could have concluded that the appellant, in breaking and entering Ricky Bradberry's automobile, intended to obtain or exert unauthorized control over property belonging to another and to deprive the owner of that property. Whether or not a theft was actually perpetrated is not the deciding factor in determining if facts exist which are essential to constitute the offense. The appellant's intent at the time of the breaking and entering is the important element, and the jury certainly had evidence from which it could conclude, not only that the appellant broke into and entered this vehicle, but also that he intended to steal when he did this. A failure to prove the value of the watch in question is immaterial." Id. , at 661.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 492 So. 2d 638 - Smith v. State

3. “[a] conviction in any other jurisdiction, at any time, for a criminal act punishable in the other jurisdiction by a sentence exceeding one year, . . . is not a 'felony conviction' unless the act 'would have been' punishable under our own criminal laws on or after January 1, 1980, by sentence exceeding one year. " Id. It is clear that the prior offenses committed by the appellant constitute felonies under the laws of Alabama. There is further no merit to the appellant's allegations of remoteness. "No age limit on convictions which may be used to enhance punishment has been prescribed by the legislature and, therefore, it can only be assumed that none was intended.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 499 So. 2d 802 - Gwynne v. State