Lundy v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief.

In 1985, Jimmy Lundy was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the intentional killing of his wife, Wanda Lundy, by procuring Billy Rex Goodson to strike her with a vehicle pursuant to a contract. This conviction was ultimately affirmed on appeal. Lundy v. State, 539 So.2d 321 (Ala.Cr.App. 1987), rev'd, 539 So.2d 322 (Ala. 1988), on remand, 539 So.2d 324 (Ala.Cr.App. 1988).

In May 1989, Lundy filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief under Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp. Pursuant to Rule…