Hyde v. State

On Return to Remand

The appellant, James Matthew Hyde, appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P. On January 11, 2002, Hyde filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., attacking his capital-murder conviction and his sentence of death. The petition was accompanied by an in forma pauperis declaration to proceed without the prepayment of the required filing fee. On February 20, 2004, the circuit court denied Hyde's Rule 32 petition without ruling on his request for indigency status. Hyde filed a notice…