Ex Parte Grau

George Tucker Grau filed in the Baldwin Circuit Court a petition pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., seeking postconviction relief based on a claim that at his criminal trial he had had ineffective assistance of counsel. The circuit court denied the petition. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the denial, without opinion. Grau v. State (No. CR-97-2274, April 30, 1999) 768 So.2d 1021 (Ala.Crim.App. 1999) (table). We granted Grau's petition for certiorari review. Because the circuit court did not make specific findings of fact in accordance with Rule 32.9, Ala.R.Crim.P., we reverse the…