Ligon v. State

James West Ligon appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief, in which he attacked his August 24, 1999, conviction for murder and his resulting sentence of life imprisonment. Ligon did not appeal his conviction.

On June 12, 2001, Ligon filed the present Rule 32 petition. In his petition, Ligon contended that his failure to appeal his conviction was through no fault of his own. Specifically, he maintained that he was never informed of his right to appeal his conviction and that his trial counsel failed to perfect an appeal on his…