Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama September 28, 2001, CR-00-2187 (Grady v. State)

Bryan Grady was indicted for first-degree theft of property. Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, the State amended the indictment to include the charge of second-degree theft of property. On February 22, 1996, Grady pled guilty to second-degree theft of property. The trial court sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Grady did not appeal. Grady filed his first Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition.