The circuit court properly treated McLeod's filing as a Rule 32 petition. State v. Murphy, 1 So.3d 1084, 1087 (Ala.Crim.App.2008) (holding that a court must treat a filing according to its substance and not its style). This Rule 32 petition is at least McLeod's fifth postconviction petition challenging his May 1989 convictions for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
The circuit court properly treated McLeod's filing as a Rule 32 petition. State v. Murphy, 1 So. 3d 1084, 1087 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008) (holding that a court must treat a filing according to its substance and not its style). This Rule 32 petition is at least McLeod's fifth postconviction petition challenging his May 1989 convictions for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.