Wright v. State

Gissiander Clifford Wright filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, attacking his 1984 conviction for robbery in the third degree. The petition was filed in the Mobile Circuit Court, which was the court of original conviction and not the court of the county where he was imprisoned. In the petition, the appellant alleged that he was improperly sentenced under the Habitual Felony Offender Act. This allegation is cognizable under Rule 20, A.R.Crim. P.Temp., and this petition should have been treated as a Rule 20 petition. See Rule 20.4, A.R.Crim.P.Temp. While both the State's response to the…