Convicted former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely just filed a new petition to address several legal issues in the trial where he was convicted on theft and ethics charges.
The Rule 32 petition was filed in Limestone County Circuit Court on Friday.
One of the issues involves the appointed judge who presided over Blakely's trial who was not licensed to practice law in Alabama.
The filing comes just hours before Blakely is scheduled to turn himself in to the Franklin County Jail to begin serving his three-year sentence.
This latest court filing does not change that plan, according to Blakely’s attorneys.
Late Friday morning, Blakely posted this message on his Facebook page:Â
"The texts and calls have been overwhelming! I appreciate everyone of you. But I’m gonna have to be signing off for a while. Don’t know if or when I might be able to communicate again. If I’m not out by Easter go ahead and hide the eggs. God is good all the time!"
