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John F. Ward petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Marion Circuit Court to set aside its order assessing a filing fee on Ward's first Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition and to grant his request to be allowed to proceed in forma pauperis in his second Rule 32 petition. We conclude that the trial court erred in two respects: its assessment of a filing fee against Ward was untimely, and it exceeded its discretion in withholding its ruling...
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