Washington v. State

JOINER, Judge.1

Charlie Washington, an inmate on death row at Holman Correctional Facility, appeals the Elmore Circuit Court’s denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P.

In January 2004, Washington was convicted of murdering Julian and Florence McKinnon pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct and during the course of a robbery and a burglary. The jury, by a vote of 10 to 2, recommended that Washington be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Washington to death. Washington’s convictions and…