Bell v. State

The appellant, Randy Turpin Bell, appeals from the denial of his petition seeking post-conviction relief under Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp. He seeks to set aside his conviction for the capital offense of murder during a robbery and his death sentence. This is his third petition attacking the validity of the conviction and sentence.

In 1983, the appellant was indicted and convicted for the 1981 robbery-murder of Charles Mims and sentenced to death pursuant to § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. That conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. Bell v. State,475 So.2d 601 (Ala.Cr.App.…