Bryant v. State

WELCH, Judge.

Corey Demekus Bryant appeals the circuit court’s summary denial of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition for postconviction relief and reinstatement of his original 60-year sentence.

The record reflects that Bryant pleaded guilty to murder on December 12, 1990; he was sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment on February 1, 1991. On February 5, 1991, Bryant filed a timely motion for sentence reduction. After several continuances, the trial court conducted a hearing on the motion on May 16,1991, after which it entered an order reducing Bryant’s sentence to 40 years’ imprisonment. 1…