Andrews v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Eugene Oliver Andrews, appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., in which he attacked his 2004 conviction for manslaughter, and the resulting 20-year sentence. This Court affirmed his conviction and sentence in an unpublished memorandum. Andrews v. State (No. CR-04-0055), 945 So.2d 1096 (Ala.Crim.App.2005) (table). A certificate of judgment was issued on September 21, 2005.

On November 21, 2007, Andrews, through counsel, filed a Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition in the Houston Circuit…