Rex Allen Beckworth v. Greg Lovelace, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION REX ALLEN BECKWORTH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 1:16-cv-225-ECM ) [WO] GREG LOVELACE, Commissioner, ) Alabama Department of Corrections, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION On April 1, 2016, Petitioner Rex Allen Beckworth (“Beckworth”) filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2002 conviction for capital murder and resulting death sentence in the Circuit Court of Houston County, Alabama, in connection with the murder of…