Coleman v. State

On January 5, 1994, the appellant, Leslie Waukene Coleman, was convicted of attempted murder. On February 22, 1994, the trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. See § 13A-5-9(c)(3), Ala. Code 1975. On October 13, 2006, the appellant filed a motion for reconsideration of his sentence. Without requiring a response, the circuit court summarily denied the petition. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the circuit judge who ruled on his motion to reconsider should have recused himself because he allegedly was biased…