Peterson v. State

On June 11, 2004, Charles Peterson was indicted for three counts of burglary in the second degree, violations of § 13A-7-6, Ala.Code 1975. He pleaded guilty to one count of burglary in the second degree, under Count I of the indictment, and he was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment.1

The procedural history of this case is lengthy. In State v. Peterson, 922 So.2d 972 (Ala.Crim.App.2005), this Court set out that history as follows:

“Peterson was indicted in December 1995 for murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery. Peterson pleaded guilty in 1997 to the…