Pratt v. State

On June 2, 1999, Pratt was convicted of three counts of trafficking in drugs (methamphetamine) and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Pratt was convicted, as a habitual offender, to a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole.1 Pratt did not appeal. On May 31, 2001, Pratt filed a Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition. Before the State could respond, the trial court summarily denied the petition in a written order entered on August 14, 2001. This appeal followed.

We remand this cause to the circuit court for two reasons: first, to clarify Pratt's sentences for these…