Hobbie v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. Joseph Edward Hobbie alleges that in March 1975, he was sentenced to two terms of imprisonment for two cases of robbery. Hobbie now argues that he was 16 years of age at the time of the offense and that he was not advised of his "constitutional and statutory rights" concerning juveniles found in Ala. Code 1975, § 12-15-1 et seq.

The circuit court denied the petition "pursuant to Rule 20.2(c)." Although the petition was filed in November 1989, the issue concerning jurisdiction was not precluded by the two-year…