Kevan Mathews v. State of Alabama

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Rel: 03/25/2011 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o formal r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may be made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2010-2011 CR-09-1664 Kevan Mathews v. S t a t e o f Alabama Appeal WELCH, P r e s i d i n g The degree violation possession of § Court Judge. appellant, unlawful from B a l d w i n C i r c u i t (CC-09-2106) K e v a n Mathews, manufacture 13A-12-218, of marijuana, of a was c o n v i c t e d of first- c o n t r o l l e d substance, A l a . Code a violation a 1975, second-degree o f § 13A-12-214, Ala. CR-09-1664 Code 1975, a n d u n l a w f u l violation of § possession 13A-12-260(c), of drug p a r a p h e r n a l i a , A l a . Code 1975. For h i s c o n v i c t i o n f o r the manufacture of a c o n t r o l l e d substance, trial court ordered the s e n t e n c e d Mathews t o 20 y e a r s ' i m p r i s o n m e n t and Mathews assessment, pay a $500 assessment, compensation attorney's a a $1,000 a fees. to $100 forensic fine, a drug f e e , and $500 demand courts reduction costs For h i s possession-of-marijuana and h i s p o s s e s s i o n - o f - d r u g - p a r a p h e r n a l i a victims' and conviction c o n v i c t i o n , the t r i a l c o u r t s e n t e n c e d Mathews t o one y e a r i n j a i l a n d o r d e r e d h i m t o pay a $25 v i c t i m s ' c o m p e n s a t i o n a s s e s s m e n t , a $100 f o r e n s i c fee, and c o u r t s costs. The t r i a l court ordered sentences run c o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h h i s 20-year Mathews's a p p o i n t e d 286 U.S. 738 ( 1 9 6 7 ) , that, the viewing entire sentence. i n w h i c h he s t a t e s record, m e r i t o r i o u s i s s u e s t o p r e s e n t on a p p e a l . he has found Mathews's the record and can f i n d convictions that However, we must remand t h i s no warrants issue with review case f o r the t r i a l 2 no Mathews h a s f i l e d no p o i n t s or issues himself f o r t h i s Court to consider. reviewed these c o u n s e l has f i l e d a b r i e f p u r s u a n t t o A n d e r s v. C a l i f o r n i a , after that We have regard on to appeal. court to set CR-09-1664 aside t h a t p a r t of i t s order t o t h e D r u g Demand R e d u c t i o n Ala. Code 1975, which i m p o s i n g a $1,000 f i n e pursuant Assessment A c t , § 13A-12-281(a), provides: " I n a d d i t i o n t o any d i s p o s i t i o n and f i n e a u t h o r i z e d by S e c t i o n s 13A-12-202, 13A-12-203, 13A-12-204, 13A12-211, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, 13A-12-215, and 13A12-231, or any other statute indicating the dispositions that can be ordered for such a c o n v i c t i o n o r an a d j u d i c a t i o n o f d e l i n q u e n c y , every person c o n v i c t e d of, or a d j u d i c a t e d d e l i n q u e n t f o r , a v i o l a t i o n o f any o f f e n s e d e f i n e d i n t h e s e c t i o n s s e t f o r t h a b o v e , s h a l l be a s s e s s e d f o r e a c h s u c h o f f e n s e an a d d i t i o n a l p e n a l t y f i x e d a t $1,000 f o r f i r s t o f f e n d e r s and $2,000 f o r s e c o n d and s u b s e q u e n t offenders." As t h i s C o u r t s t a t e d i n O ' C a l l a g h a n v. S t a t e , 945 479 an ( A l a . C r i m . App. 2006): additional penalty " T h i s s e c t i o n does n o t f o r persons 13A-12-218, as [ t h e a p p e l l a n t ] Therefore, c a u s e i s due convicted 467, authorize violating § was." i s h e r e b y remanded f o r t h e t r i a l t o s e t a s i d e i t s i m p o s i t i o n of the 13A-12-281, A l a . Code 1975. Due TO r e t u r n s h a l l be filed with opinion. CONVICTIONS; REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS SENTENCING. Windom, K e l l u m , court $1,000 f i n e p u r s u a n t t o § t h i s C o u r t w i t h i n 21 d a y s o f t h e d a t e o f t h e TO of 2d a l t h o u g h we a f f i r m Mathews's c o n v i c t i o n s , t h i s t o be and AFFIRMED AS So. B u r k e , and J o i n e r , J J . , c o n c u r . 3 AS

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