Luckie v. State

Appellant, Walter Luckie, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Limestone County Circuit Court on May 21, 1986, seeking his immediate release from confinement in the Alabama prison system. Counsel was appointed on May 23 to represent him, and the petition was set for hearing on June 5. On May 26, the State filed a motion to dismiss the petition on the ground that it failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted. The case was continued on June 5 to July 9. On June 26, the State filed a motion for summary judgment; on July 9, the case was again continued to July 21; and…