Baker v. State

The appellant, Johnny Earl Baker, appeals the circuit court's denial of his petition for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., challenging his 1998 conviction for distributing cocaine. Baker's conviction was affirmed on direct appeal, by an unpublished memorandum. Baker v. State, 768 So.2d 1022 (Ala.Crim.App. 1999) (table).

On January 27, 2000, Baker filed a Rule 32 petition, alleging:

"(1) The court was without jurisdiction to render the judgment or to impose the sentence because the conviction was obtained by a violation of the protection against double jeopardy;

"(2)…