{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-18-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-18-9","heading":"Penalties for Persons Previously Convicted of Felonies.","body":"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:\n(1) On conviction of a Class C felony, he must be punished for a Class B felony;\n(2) On conviction of a Class B felony, he must be punished for a Class A felony; and\n(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.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 18 Sentence and Punishment.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-18-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"57f4deb8594cbb6dddf1f49a7ac90202e9658c837351c9fe9ff11826c2a144d8","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-18-8.2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-18-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}