Long v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. The appellant, Robert Dale Long, challenges his 1991 conviction for sodomy in the first degree. That conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. Long v. State, 611 So.2d 443 (Ala.Cr.App.1992).

The case action summary contained in the record reflects the following:

February 28, 1998: “On 2/26/93 Defendant filed a Rule 32 A.R.Crim.P. proceeding and a Forma Pauperis Declaration. Permission to pro[ceed in] forma pauperis is granted. The petition cheeks the blanks A9 — Denial of effective assistance of…