Wilson v. State

On July 28, 1982, the appellant, John Michael Wilson, was convicted of first-degree rape, and the trial court sentenced him to serve a term of life in prison. We affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. See Wilson v. State,428 So.2d 197 (Ala.Crim.App. 1983). On or about January 20, 2005, the appellant filed a Rule 32 petition, which the circuit court summarily denied. On September 22, 2005, the appellant filed the present Rule 32 petition, seeking an out-of-time appeal from the denial of his previous petition. After the State responded, the circuit court summarily denied the petition. This…