Nix v. State

The appellant, Earnest Ray Nix, appeals from the circuit court's denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition, in which he attacked his 1998 convictions for trafficking in cocaine and the unlawful distribution of cocaine. We affirmed Nix's convictions on direct appeal. Nix v. State,747 So.2d 351 (Ala.Crim.App. 1999).

Nix alleged in his Rule 32 petition (1) that his conviction was obtained by action of a grand or petit jury that, he says, was unconstitutionally selected and impaneled; and (2) that he was denied the effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. Nix subsequently amended…