Heard v. State

The appellant, Larry Heard, appeals from the partial denial of his petition for post-conviction relief filed under Rule 32, A.R.Crim.P. The appellant was convicted on one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. We affirmed the appellant's convictions in Heard v. State, 574 So.2d 873 (Ala.Cr.App. 1990).

The appellant filed this petition for post-conviction relief in December 1991. He alleges in his petition that count one of the indictment, which charged him with possession of marijuana, was void because, he says, it cited…