Whitehead v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. The appellant challenges his two 1987 convictions for sexual abuse in the first degree. This Court affirmed those convictions by unpublished memorandum inWhitehead v. State, reported in the Table at 519 So.2d 1389 (Ala.Cr.App. 1987).

The appellant raised six issues in his petition: 1) illegal search and seizure, 2) illegal arrest, 3) excessive sentence, 4) failure of the district attorney to disclose evidence favorable to the defense, 5) newly discovered evidence, and 6) ineffective assistance of counsel.

In a written…