Lucas v. State

The appellant, Milton Lucas III, appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P. On October 16, 2002, Lucas filed a postconviction petition attacking four different convictions; the convictions occurred in 1990 and 1993. The trial court, after considering the merits, denied the petition; this appeal followed. According to Rule 32.1, Ala.R.Crim.P., as recently amended, the trial court's ruling is due to be reversed.

Effective August 1, 2002, Rule 32.1, Ala.R.Crim.P., was amended to provide as follows, "A petition that challenges multiple judgments…