State v. Spence

McMILLAN, Presiding Judge.

The petitioner, Richard Spence, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Ray D. Martin to grant his request to proceed in forma pauperis in filing his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief. Spence was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance. We affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. See Spence v. State, (No. CR-94-0575) 683 So.2d 64 (Ala.Crim.App.1995) (table). In February 2001, Spence filed a Rule 32 petition attacking his conviction. The petition was accompanied by a request to proceed in forma pauperis. See Rule…