Cox v. City of Atmore

The appellant, Wade Cox, appeals the summary denial of his petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P. The appellant was convicted of failing to purchase a business license to operate a salvage company. The appellant attempted to appeal to this court but the appeal was dismissed as untimely. The appellant then filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging, among other things, that his counsel's performance was ineffective because he did not timely file the notice of appeal with this court. The trial court summarily denied the petition on the City of…