Covington v. State

This is an appeal from the Mobile County Circuit Court's denial of a Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition filed by the appellant, Bruce Wade Covington, attacking his convictions for rape in the first degree and burglary in the second degree. The appellant was represented by a different attorney at each of the proceedings relevant to this appeal — Joe Powell represented the appellant at trial, Richard Clark handled the direct appeal, Jene Owens represented the appellant at the Rule 32 evidentiary hearing, and Cindy Powell is representing the appellant on this appeal.

Subsequent to an evidentiary…