Riley v. State

Megale Garcia Riley appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief, in which he attacked his January 24, 2001, guilty-plea conviction for assault in the first degree and his resulting sentence, as a habitual offender, of life imprisonment. This Court affirmed Riley's conviction and sentence on direct appeal in an unpublished memorandum issued on February 22, 2002. Rileyv. State (No. CR-00-2426), 854 So.2d 1219 (Ala.Crim.App. 2002) (table). This Court issued a certificate of judgment on March 12, 2002.

Riley timely filed his Rule 32…