Hall v. State
Decision Date | 23 March 2007 |
Docket Number | No. CR-05-0452.,CR-05-0452. |
Citation | 979 So.2d 125 |
Parties | Steven Wayne HALL, Jr. v. STATE of Alabama. |
Court | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals |
Maryanne Elizabeth Melko Prince, Montgomery (withdrew 9/5/2006); and Jacob M. Tubbs, Birmingham, for appellant.
Troy King, atty. gen., and Henry M. Johnson, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.
On August 13, 1993, the appellant, Steven Wayne Hall, Jr., was convicted of capital murder for the killing of Clarene Haskew. The murder was made capital because he committed it during the course of a burglary. See § 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975. By a vote of 10-2, the jury recommended that he be sentenced to death. On September 3, 1993, the trial court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced the appellant to death. We affirmed his conviction and sentence, see Hall v. State, 820 So.2d 113 (Ala.Crim.App.1999); the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence, see Ex parte Hall, 820 So.2d 152 (Ala.2001); and the United States Supreme Court denied his petition for certiorari review, see Hall v. Alabama, 535 U.S. 1080, 122 S.Ct. 1966, 152 L.Ed.2d 1025 (2002). This court issued a certificate of judgment on November 27, 2001.
On April 1, 2003, the appellant filed a Rule 32 petition, challenging his conviction and sentence. On May 28, 2004, he amended his petition. After the State responded, the circuit court conducted an evidentiary hearing and denied the petition.1 This appeal followed.
The appellant raises several arguments, including claims that his attorneys rendered ineffective assistance during the proceedings. In reviewing the circuit court's rulings on the appellant's arguments, we apply the following principles:
Brownlee v. State, 666 So.2d 91, 93 (Ala. Crim.App.1995).
Hallford v. State, 629 So.2d 6, 8-9 (Ala. Crim.App.1992).
Thomas v. State, 511 So.2d 248, 255 (Ala. Crim.App.1987) (footnote omitted).
Davis v. State, 720 So.2d 1006, 1014 (Ala. Crim.App.1998).
Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510, 534, 123 S.Ct. 2527, 156 L.Ed.2d 471 (2003).
The following facts, as set forth in this court's opinion on direct appeal, are helpful to an understanding of this case:
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