Legal Opinion

Barnett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 8, 2013No. CR-12-1450Published

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Judge.

Leon Maurice Barnett appeals the circuit court’s summary dismissal of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition for postconvic*256tion relief. The petition challenged his convictions for one count of trafficking in marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-231(1), Ala.Code 1975; one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, a violation of § 13A-12-260, Ala.Code 1975; and two counts of the unlawful distribution of marijuana, violations of § 13A-12-211, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced as an habitual offender to life imprisonment for the trafficking conviction; to 15 years’ imprisonment for each…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Boyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  4. Ex Parte LawleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  5. Hallford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993

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