Bates v. State

The appellant was convicted of murder, in violation of §13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to life imprisonment pursuant to the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act. His conviction was affirmed by this court. Bates v. State,461 So.2d 1 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983). The Alabama Supreme Court granted the appellant's petition for certiorari review and affirmed the decision. Ex parte Bates, 461 So.2d 5 (Ala. 1984). Thereafter, the appellant filed a number of post-conviction petitions — a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which was summarily dismissed on April 30, 1987, and the judgment…