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555 So. 2d 1133

Taylor v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 1989-03-17

Relies on 547 So. 2d 68 - Ex Parte Brannon · Ex Parte Chambers · 555 So. 2d 254 - Stokes v. State

Decided 1989-03-17

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¶2This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief, wherein the petitioner challenges his 1988 guilty plea convictions for violating the Controlled Substances Act.

¶3In his petition, the petitioner charges, among other things, that he was improperly *1134 sentenced under Alabama's Habitual Felony Offender Act and not under the sentencing provisions of the Controlled Substances Act in violation of Ex parte Chambers, 522 So.2d 313 (Ala. 1987). This allegation is meritorious on its face and stands unanswered. The petition was improperly denied as to this allegation. Ex parte Brannon, 547 So.2d 68 (Ala. 1989); Stokesv. State, 555 So.2d 254 (Ala.Cr.App. 1989). Therefore, the judgment of the circuit court denying the petition is reversed, and this cause is remanded to that court so that the merits of this allegation may be addressed.

¶4REVERSED AND REMANDED.

¶5All Judges concur.

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