Nettles v. State

The appellant was convicted of murder under § 13A-6-2, Codeof Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The evidence tended to show that the victim, Ms. Willia Wesley, was stabbed to death at her home by the appellant.

I

The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment because of the State's alleged failure to comply with Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83,83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Specifically, he argues that, along with numerous pretrial discovery orders, he filed a "Motion for Disclosure of Leniency," but the State never…