Harper v. State

The appellant, Albert Emmitt Harper, appeals from the circuit court's judgment summarily denying his Ala.R.Cr.P. 32 petition in which he contests his 1992 conviction for murder and his sentence of 39 years' imprisonment. The court's order reads in part:

"This Court makes the following findings, that all claims alleged to in the Rule 32 were addressed by the court at trial, except the contention of ineffective assistance of counsel. As to that contention, the court finds nothing alleged in the petition that would require an evidentiary hearing. The petition merely makes no specific allegation.…