Ronnie Odell Parker v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Clarke Circuit Court: CC-91-68 and CC-91-68.90), 418 So.3d 618

Ronnie Odell Parker pleaded guilty in 1991 to first-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced as a habitual offender to 35 years' imprisonment.
Parker did not appeal his conviction or sentence but has filed at least 10 Rule 32 petitions challenging his conviction and sentence over three decades.
The current appeal concerns the circuit court’s summary dismissal of his 10th Rule 32 petition for postconviction relief.
In the petition, Parker challenged the use of prior convictions for sentence enhancement, questioning whether certified copies were offered and whether he was represented by counsel.
The State moved to dismiss the petition as time-barred, precluded (could have been raised earlier), successive, and meritless. The circuit court agreed and dismissed the petition.
On appeal, Parker narrowed his claim to only the adequacy of proof of prior convictions under the Habitual Felony Offender Act (HFOA).

Issue	Parker's Argument	State's Argument	Held
Adequacy of proof of prior convictions for HFOA	State did not offer certified copies or prove counsel in prior convictions	Claim is precluded, untimely, and successive	Dismissed as procedurally barred, untimely, and successive
Successiveness of the Rule 32 petition	Not argued	Prior claims already litigated	Dismissed as successive
Timeliness under Rule 32.2(c)	Not argued	Petition filed well after deadline	Dismissed as untimely
In forma pauperis request	Should be granted	Large inmate account deposits	Court likely had discretion to deny

Ex parte Batey, 958 So. 2d 339 (Ala. 2006) (argument about adequacy of State's evidence is nonjurisdictional and barred by Rule 32.2)
Ex parte Wyre, 74 So. 3d 479 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011) (standard for indigence under Rule 6.3(a) and denying in forma pauperis request)
Hyde v. State, 950 So. 2d 344 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006) (applying 2-year limitations period for cases final before August 1, 2001)