McGaster v. State

COBB, Judge.

The appellant, J.C. McGaster, has appealed the trial court’s denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief. The petition challenged his conviction for intentional murder. The appellant’s conviction was affirmed by unpublished memorandum, rehearing was denied, and the certificate of judgment was entered on May 30, 1995.

The appellant’s petition alleged:

1) That the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial based on the prosecutor’s impermissible suggestion to the jury of incriminating facts that were not introduced into evidence.

2) That the…