Martin v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner challenges the action of a prison disciplinary committee finding him guilty of consuming alcohol.

I

The petitioner alleges that "all three [disciplinary] committee members . . . witnessed the entire incident" thereby depriving him of a fair and impartial hearing. This ground of the petition is without merit for three reasons. First, this is a mere conclusionary statement unsupported by any specific factual allegation. Walden v. State, 552 So.2d 192, 193 (Ala.Cr.App. 1989). Second, the record does not show…