Pugh v. State

On August 6, 1997, Cedric Roman Pugh pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He did not file a direct appeal, but did file a Rule 32, Ala. R. Crim. P., petition for post-conviction relief. He now appeals from the trial court's dismissal of that petition.

I

Pugh argues that the trial court erred in summarily dismissing his Rule 32 petition without holding an evidentiary hearing and making specific findings of fact.

A

In his petition before the trial court, Pugh asserted that his trial counsel was ineffective because (1) counsel, he says, failed to…