Pritchett v. State

The appellant, John E. Pritchett, appeals from the trial court's summary denial of his petitions for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R. Crim. P., in which he attacked his guilty plea convictions for theft by fraudulent leasing and escape in the second degree.1 The appellant did not file a direct appeal from either conviction.

In his petition attacking his conviction for theft by fraudulent leasing, the appellant alleged the following as grounds for relief: (1) that because he "lacked the specific criminal intent" required to be guilty of theft, he was "indicted under an…