Goetzman v. State

On August 6, 1990, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, James Kenneth Goetzman pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery. The trial court sentenced him to 19 years in prison. On appeal, this Court affirmed Goetzman's sentence and conviction in an unpublished memorandum. Goetzmanv. State, (No. CR-90-107) 586 So.2d 301 (Ala.Crim.App. 1991) (table). We issued the certificate of judgment on December 4, 1991.

On December 14, 2001, Goetzman filed a Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition. After the State had moved to dismiss the petition, the circuit court summarily dismissed it. This appeal followed.

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