Young v. State

The appellant, Marcus Young, was convicted of two counts of robbery in the first degree and one count of escape in the third degree. He was sentenced to 99 years' imprisonment for each robbery conviction and to one year and one day for the escape conviction. The sentences were to run consecutively. The convictions were affirmed on direct appeal in an unpublished memorandum. Young v. State, 706 So.2d 863 (Ala.Cr.App. 1997) (Table).

The appellant filed a post-conviction petition pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., attacking his convictions. Following an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court…