Saffold v. State

Gregory W. Saffold appeals from the denial of his petition seeking post-conviction relief under Rule 20, Alabama Temporary Rules of Criminal Procedure. This petition was denied by the trial court after the appointment of counsel for Saffold and a full evidentiary hearing thereon by the trial judge.

On April 16, 1983, in Coosa County, Alabama, the appellant and his wife, Betty Saffold, were engaged in a fight. The appellant struck his wife with a tire iron, which resulted in her death. The appellant then buried her body and fled in her automobile.

After the appellant was arrested on a separate…