Finch v. State

** Note from the reporter of decisions: The defendant's certiorari petition carried the name Rovair Finch.

The appellant, Roviar Finch, was convicted by a jury of both murder and attempted murder, violations of §§ 13A-6-2 and13A-4-2, Code of Alabama 1975, respectively. The trial court sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment on each conviction; the terms were to run consecutively. The appellant raises five issues on appeal.

I

The appellant argues that the trial court violated his due process rights when it denied his motion for expert assistance without first conducting a formal ex parte…