Taylor v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

Taylor appeals the summary dismissal of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, challenging the legal right of the State to confine him in prison. He is serving a life sentence. He is represented on appeal by appointed counsel. He contends that the conditions under which he is confined constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his rights guaranteed by the U.S. Const, amend. VIII and XIV and Ala. Const. Art. I, § 15. The allegations of the petition in this regard are that the petitioner is being improperly held in dangerous, crowded, and unsanitary…