Rogers v. State

Arthur Gene Rogers appeals from the circuit court's summary denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief. The petition challenged Rogers's June 11, 1999, conviction for robbery in the first degree and his sentence as a habitual felony offender to life in prison. Rogers's direct appeal was affirmed by an unpublished memorandum on March 24, 2000. Rogers v. State, (No. CR-99-0036) ___ So.2d ___ (Ala.Crim.App. 2000) (table). The instant Rule 32 petition was filed in the Jefferson County Circuit Court on April 11, 2000. The circuit court denied the petition on April 18,…