Jones v. State

On February 27, 1986, Bulwin Jones was convicted for first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, and first-degree sexual abuse. He appealed, and this Court affirmed his convictions. Jones filed his first petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim.P., on June 9, 1992. He filed a supplemental Rule 32 petition on August 18, 1992. (C. 81.) On September 11, 1992, the trial court denied both these petitions. (C. 81.)

On June 17, 1997, Jones filed the present Rule 32 petition, in which he attacks the trial court's jurisdiction to enter sentence, asserting the following grounds:…