Byrdsong v. State

The appellant, Steven L. Byrdsong, appeals from the denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P, petition for postconviction relief challenging his 1997 conviction for capital murder and his sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.1 This Court, in an unpublished memorandum, affirmed Byrdsong's conviction and the sentence of life imprisonment. Byrdsong v. State, 738 So.2d 938 (Ala.Crim.App. 1998) (table). A certificate of judgment was issued on July 8, 1998.

On August 2, 1999, Byrdsong filed a Rule 32 petition attacking his conviction and sentence. The circuit court held an…