Ex parte J. C. Franklin Samuels.

J.C. Franklin Samuels was convicted of the murder of his son, Gregory Samuels (“Gregory”), and was sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment. Samuels claimed that he was acting in self-defense, which resulted in the unintentional killing of his son. Samuels objected to the jury instruction on self-defense, but on appeal the Court of Criminal Appeals held in an unpublished memorandum that Samuels’s objection was not sufficiently specific to preserve the issue for appellate review. Samuels v. State (No. CR-13-0103, June 6, 2014), — So.3d - (Ala.Crim.App.2014) (table). I believe that there is a…