Oliver v. State

WELCH, Judge.

Michael Darnell Oliver appeals from the denial of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition seeking postconviction relief from his November 18, 2010, conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of second-degree assault and his sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment.1 Oliver did not pursue a direct appeal. This petition, Oliver’s first, was timely filed on May 10, 2011.

Oliver’s petition, though not artfully drafted, presents the following claims:

1.That Oliver’s plea of guilty was unlawfully induced or not made voluntarily with an understanding of the nature of the charge and the consequences…