Cowan v. State

Hugh Anthony Cowan was convicted of the capital murder of Felicia McCall, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a)(2). He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and was ordered to pay $5,617.11 in restitution and $500 to the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. Cowan raises five issues on this appeal from that conviction.

I

The appellant argues that he was not competent to stand trial.

The appellant was arrested on May 26, 1987. He was transported to the Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility on July 14, 1987, and was returned to the Montgomery County Jail on October…