Jones v. Hamm (DEATH PENALTY)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION ANTONIO DEVOE JONES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 1:21-cv-362-ECM ) [WO] JOHN Q. HAMM, Commissioner, ) Alabama Department of Corrections, ) et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER Now pending before the Court is Petitioner Antonio Devoe Jones’ (“Jones”) Verified Petition to Perpetuate Testimony in a Death Penalty Case (doc. 28), which the Respondents oppose. For the reasons that follow, the petition is due to be denied. I. BACKGROUND Jones was convicted of capital murder for the New…