Cummings v. State

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Travis Earl Cummings, appeals from the denial of his petition to proceed in forma pauperis on his petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P.

The appellant attempted to file a post-conviction petition in the Circuit Court for Houston County. The trial court wrote on the petition, “I deny the filing of the Rule 32 Petition.” The appellant, an inmate at Red Eagle Honor Farm, filed with his petition an “In Forma Pauperis Declaration,” which reflected that he had $31.49 in his prison account when he filed the petition. We take…