Garron Bethel v. State of Alabama

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REL: 02/04/2011 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-10-0176 Garron Bethel v. S t a t e o f Alabama Appeal WINDOM, from B u t l e r C i r c u i t (CC-98-7.65) Judge. AFFIRMED BY U N P U B L I S H E D MEMORANDUM. Welch, P.J., concurs. opinion. Court Kellum, J . , concurs s p e c i a l l y , with CR-10-0176 KELLUM, J u d g e , concurring I write specially Garron Bethel's challenging stolen cards h i s 1998 property and sixth specially. to note Rule that this 3 2 , A l a . R. a c t i o n a p p e a r s t o be Crim. P., convictions f o r third-degree and two his resulting counts illegal concurrent possession sentences to imprisonment. I b e l i e v e that a l l o w i n g Bethel t o f i l e petitions either for postconviction relief precluded resources. 531 Strickland, frivolous situated Crim. S o . 2 d 323 like (Ala. 792 F . 2 d 1 0 6 9 inmates. merit wastes I would encourage sanctions litigation App. without Therefore, consider adopting State, or i n which those Crim. petition receiving of credit 20 years' multiple h i s claims scarce judicial the c i r c u i t court to proposed i n Peoples App. 1988), and Procup (11th C i r . 1986), to prevent on t h e p a r t o f B e t h e l a n d o t h e r See Ex p a r t e Thompson, 2009). 2 are v. v. future similarly 38 S o . 3 d 119 ( A l a .

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