Browning v. State

The appellant, William Pelham Browning, appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief under Rule 32, A.R.Crim.P. The appellant was convicted for trafficking in marijuana and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. This court affirmed the appellant's conviction and the Alabama Supreme Court denied certiorari review. Browning v. State,549 So.2d 548 (Ala.Cr.App. 1989).

In his petition for post-conviction relief, the appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He argues that one of the…