Barker v. State

LONG, Presiding Judge.

Ronnie Barker appeals from the circuit court’s summary dismissal of his petition styled as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Upon pleading guilty, Barker was convicted in the Coosa County Circuit Court of manslaughter and of possession of a pistol after having been convicted of a crime of violence. This court affirmed Barker’s convictions on direct appeal in an unpublished memorandum issued on October 23, 1998. See Barker v. State, 744 So.2d 957 (Ala.Cr.App.l998)(table). Barker filed the present petition in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, the county of his…