Brooks v. State

Malcolm Brooks appeals from the circuit court's denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief, in which he attacked his conviction for manslaughter, see § 13A-6-3, Ala. Code 1975, and the resulting sentence of 25 years' imprisonment.

On January 10, 2000, Brooks was indicted by the Montgomery County grand jury for the intentional murder of Mercury Coley. On October 19, 2000, Brooks pleaded guilty to the lesser-included offense of manslaughter and was sentenced on December 1, 2000, to 25 years' imprisonment. During his guilty-plea colloquy, Brooks admitted to having…