Ward v. State

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

WELCH, Judge.

John Michael Ward was convicted of capital murder in the death of his four-month-old son, see § 13A-5-40(a)(15), Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to death in 1998. Ward’s conviction and death sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Ward v. State, 814 So.2d 899 (Ala.Crim.App.2000)(“Ward I”). Ward filed a Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition for postconviction relief on November 2, 2005. Because the time for filing his Rule 32 petition had expired, the trial court summarily dismissed Ward’s petition. The summary dismissal was affirmed by this…