Hinton v. State

I concur with the main opinion’s affir-mance of the circuit court’s denial of Hinton’s Rule 32 petition. I write specially to express my concerns with regard to several aspects of this case.

Hinton’s Rule 32 petition was filed in the circuit court on August 15, 1990. However, the circuit court did not enter its ruling on Hinton’s petition until January 18, 2005. This delay of almost 15 years was based in part on delays caused by Hinton’s amending his Rule 32 petition several times. Rule 32.7(b), Ala.R.Crim.P., provides that “[ajmendments to pleadings may be permitted at any stage of the…