Allen v. State

WELCH, Judge.

Gerry Lamar Allen appeals from the circuit court’s summary denial of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition. The petition sought postconviction relief from his April 27, 2005, conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, for unlawful distribution of marijuana and from his sentence to 25 years’ imprisonment. Allen did not seek review by direct appeal. Allen timely filed his Rule 32 petition on March 3, 2006.

*616Allen presented the following claims in his petition:

1. That the trial court did not have jurisdiction to impose a 25-year sentence because that sentence exceeded the maximum allowed…