Case v. State

BURKE, Judge.

Christopher Case pleaded guilty to felony murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2(a)(3), Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. On. May 22, 2015, Case filed a timely petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule. 32, Ala. R. Crim. P., challenging his guilty plea. The circuit court summarily dismissed that petition on October 21, 2015. This appeal follows.

In establishing that there existed a factual basis for the trial court to accept Case’s guilty plea, the State proffered the following facts at the'gtiilty-plea colloquy:

“[0]n January 11th, 2012 the victim,…