Fowler v. State

McMILLAN, Presiding Judge.

On June 19, 2003, the appellant, Kenneth Dewayne Fowler, filed a Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition, in which he challenged his October 2, 1997, conviction for robbery in the first degree. In his petition, the appellant stated that he pleaded guilty and that he did not appeal the conviction. The State moved to dismiss the petition, pleading that the appellant’s constitutional claims were barred by the one-year limitations period of Rule 32.2(c) and that his indictment was sufficient because it tracked the language of the statute. The trial court summarily dismissed…