Snipes v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a Rule 20 petition for post-conviction relief.

The district attorney's response to the petition requested the circuit court to dismiss the petition because the petition "is not sufficiently specific as required by Rule 20.6(b)," A.R.Crim.P.Temp., and "is precluded by Rule 20.2." The circuit court denied the petition, finding that the petitioner "is precluded from seeking relief under Rule 20, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, based upon the preclusion provisions of Rule 20.2; that the preclusion provisions of Rule 20.2 are the sole basis for the denial…