Legal Opinion
Acklin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 15, 2017No. CR–14–1011Published
1Opinion of the Court
JOINER, Judge.
Nicholas Bernard Acklin, an inmate on death row at Holman Correctional Facility, appeals the Madison Circuit Court's denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R. Crim. P. We affirm.
On October 23, 1998, Acklin was convicted of one count of capital murder for killing Charles Lamar Hemphill, Michael A. Beaudette, Johnny Couch, and Brian Carter pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, see § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975, and two counts of attempted murder as to Ashley Rutherford and Michelle Hayden, see § 13A-6-2 and § 13A-4-2, Ala. Code…
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