Gillis v. State

Alphonso Dudley Gillis appeals the circuit court’s denial of his timely petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., in which he challenged his August 3, 2010, guilty-plea conviction for first-degree sodomy, see § 13A-6-63(a)(3), Ala.Code 1975, and his resulting sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment.

In his petition, Gillis alleged that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel; specifically, Gillis asserted that his trial counsel “informed Gillis [that Gil-lis] would be eligible for [Incentive Good Time (TGT’) ] and parole,” yet, after sentencing,…