Lucas v. State

David L. Lucas appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Ala.R.Crim.P. 32. In his petition, Lucas alleges two grounds for relief: that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the warrant for his arrest was not supported by probable cause. The circuit court's case action summary shows that, on December 12, 1997, it denied the petition on the ground that it was precluded by the two-year limitations period of Rule 32.2(c), which states, in pertinent part, that

"the court shall not entertain any petition for relief from a conviction…