Partain v. State

SHAW, Judge.

Mark Partain appeals the circuit court’s summary denial of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief, in which he attacked his 2004 conviction for capital murder and his resulting sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This Court affirmed Partain’s conviction and sentence on appeal. See Partain v. State (No. CR-04-0631), 933 So.2d 415 (Ala.Crim.App.2005). The Alabama Supreme Court denied cer-tiorari review, and this Court issued a certificate of judgment on December 9, 2005.

Partain filed his Rule 32 petition on or about September 26,…