MacEwan v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Angela Moore MacEwan, appeals from the summary denial of her Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for post-conviction relief. Her underlying conviction was for capital murder, specifically the murder of a child under the age of 14, see § 13A-5^0(a)(15), Ala.Code 1975. She was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Her conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. See MacEwan v. State, 701 So.2d 66 (Ala.Crim.App.1997).

The appellant argues that the trial court erred in summarily dismissing her Rule 32 petition without conducting an evidentiary hearing. In her…