Cogman v. State

Rodney Cogman appeals from the circuit court's denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief, in which he attacked his 1996 conviction for first-degree robbery. On September 27, 1996, we affirmed Cogman's conviction on direct appeal, by an unpublished memorandum. Cogman v. State (No. CR-95-1530), 689 So.2d 1019 (Ala.Crim.App. 1996) (table). Following the denial of Cogman's application for rehearing, this Court issued a certificate of judgment on December 10, 1996.

On December 11, 1998, Cogman filed his first Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition, which the circuit court…