Ex Parte Howlet

Benjamin Howlet was convicted of two counts of murder made capital because he committed the murder by shooting the victim while the victim was in a vehicle, § 13A-5-40(a)(17), Ala. Code 1975; and because Howlet was in a vehicle when he fired the shot, § 13A-5-40(a)(18). The trial court sentenced Howlet to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Howlet appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. That court dismissed his appeal as having been untimely filed. Howletv. State, 801 So.2d 25 (Ala.Crim.App. 1999). Howlet sought certiorari review from this Court; we granted his petition.…