Madden v. State

James Farentino Madden appeals the circuit court's ruling on his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief.

Madden filed the petition on September 10, 2001. On the Rule 32 form, Madden indicated that he had pleaded guilty on September 7, 2000, to theft of property in the first degree; that the trial court had sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment; that the sentence was split and he was ordered to serve 6 months in confinement; and that he did not appeal his conviction. As for the grounds raised in the petition, Madden checked the line on the Rule 32 form indicating that…