Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama July 3, 1996, CR-95-0707 (Elston v. State)

Reginald Elston appeals from his conviction for the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and his sentence to 28 years' imprisonment. Elston was sentenced pursuant to Alabama's Habitual Felony Offender Act, see § 13A-5-9, Code of Alabama 1975, and his 28-year sentence includes 5 years' enhancement because the sale occurred on or near a schoolyard, see §13A-12-250, Code of Alabama 1975,