Jones v. State

COBB, Judge.

Eric Jones was convicted in the Baldwin Circuit Court for robbery in the first degree and was sentenced, to life in prison without parole. Jones filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Escambia Circuit Court, claiming: that he is innocent of the robbery charge; that the Constitution of Alabama 1901 offends the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution because, he argues, the Alabama Constitution supports white supremacy; that he was imprisoned in violation of the 5th, 8th, and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution; and…