Barfield v. State

The appellant, Kevin Barfield, purports to appeal from the trial court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., in which he attacked his 1995 guilty-plea conviction for first degree rape, and the resulting sentence of 20 years' imprisonment. The attorney general argues that this appeal should be dismissed because, it argues, the appellant's notice of appeal was untimely.

The relevant facts are as follows:

1. On June 26, 1996, the appellant filed a Rule 32 petition in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. (C.R.1-10.) In the petition, the…