Floyd v. State

This is an appeal from the denials of two petitions for post-conviction relief.

In 1983, Tommy Floyd was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to death. That conviction and sentence were ultimately affirmed on appeal. Floyd v. State, 486 So.2d 1309 (Ala.Cr.App. 1984), aff'd, 486 So.2d 1321 (Ala. 1986), cert.denied, 479 U.S. 1101, 107 S.Ct. 1328, 94 L.Ed.2d 179 (1987).

In 1987, Floyd filed a petition for post-conviction relief under Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp. ("the 1987 Rule 20 petition"). After an evidentiary hearing, the petition was denied. In 1988, Floyd filed another petition for…