Ex Parte Booker

Michael Booker petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in affirming the Chambers Circuit Court's order denying his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition. We issued the writ of certiorari to review whether Booker's claim alleging that the State presented insufficient evidence to support his convictions is precluded from appellate review. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm, on a different rationale, the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Michael Booker pleaded guilty to two counts of capital…