Chatom v. State

The appellant, Jere Chatom, was convicted in 1976 for the murder of two Mobile County sheriff deputies. He was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment. On appeal, this Court reversed and remanded the conviction. Thereafter, our Supreme Court reversed this Court, and the appellant's conviction was subsequently affirmed. Chatom v. State, 348 So.2d 828 (Ala.Cr.App. 1976), rev'd, 348 So.2d 838 (Ala.); on remand,348 So.2d 843 (Ala.Cr.App. 1977). The appellant then petitioned for writ of habeas corpus in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. On October 27, 1988, the…