Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama April 26, 2002, CR-00-2583 (Bell v. State)

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 858 On November 20, 2000, Rickey Bell was convicted of the unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).1 The trial court sentenced him, as a habitual felony offender, to life in prison.