Franks v. State

On June 23, 1983, William Jerome Franks was convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, and first-degree burglary. On July 13, 1983, the trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Franks appealed, and the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his sentences and convictions. Franksv. State, 453 So.2d 1078 (Ala.Crim.App. 1984). Franks filed three petitions for postconviction relief. The circuit court denied the three petitions, and the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the first two denials. Franks v. State, 655 So.2d 57…