Alabama § 15-18-9 Penalties for Persons Previously Convicted of Felonies

Alabama Statutes

§ 15-18-9 — Penalties for Persons Previously Convicted of Felonies

Alabama·Title 15 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 18 Sentence and Punishment·Art. 1 General Provisions

In all cases when it is shown that a criminal defendant has been previously convicted of any felony and after such conviction has committed another felony, he must be punished as follows:

(1)On conviction of a Class C felony, he must be punished for a Class B felony;

(2)On conviction of a Class B felony, he must be punished for a Class A felony; and

(3)On conviction of a Class A felony, he must be punished by imprisonment for life or for any term of not more than 99 years but not less than 15 years.

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In all cases when it is shown that a criminal defendant has been previously convicted of any felony and after such conviction has committed another felony, he must be punished as follows:
(1) On conviction of a Class C felony, he must be punished for a Class B felony;
(2) On conviction of a Class B felony, he must be punished for a Class A felony; and
(3) On conviction of a Class A felony, he must be punished by imprisonment for life or for any term of not more than 99 years but not less than 15 years.

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