Wingard v. State

David A. Wingard appeals from the summary denial of his petition for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., in which he challenged his 1998 guilty-plea conviction for hindering prosecution in the first degree.1 We reverse and remand.

Wingard raises several issues with regard to the circuit court's denial of his Rule 32 petition; however, we decline to address all but one of these issues because we conclude that the trial court was without jurisdiction to accept Wingard's guilty plea and, thus, that his conviction is void.

Wingard was initially indicted for murder;2…