BEATTY, Justice.
We granted the writ in this case to consider whether it was proper for the trial court to apply the punishment enhancement provisions of Code of 1975, § 13A-5-9(a)(1), in sentencing the petitioner, who was convicted of a drug offense. We reverse and remand.
Petitioner, Richard Chambers, was indicted for trafficking in marihuana, but a jury found him guilty only of felony possession. The State proved a prior drug offense, and, pursuant...
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