Ex Parte Pettway

We granted this petition for writ of certiorari to review whether the petitioner sufficiently preserved for review the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on the law of self-defense and the use of force in effecting an arrest.

The petitioner, Maurice Pettway, was indicted and convicted for the offense of attempted murder, as proscribed by Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-2. He was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and was ordered to pay a $25 Victims' Compensation Fund assessment. The trial court suspended the execution of his sentence pending the outcome of his appeal. The Court of Criminal…