Murray v. State

The appellant, Stanley Clay Murray, alleges that he was indicted for first-degree burglary and first-degree receiving stolen property. On June 25, 1996, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, he pled guilty to second-degree receiving stolen property, and the trial court sentenced him to serve a term of two years in prison. He did not appeal his conviction. On February 9, 2001, he filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P. After the State responded, the circuit court summarily dismissed the petition. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the trial court…