WALKER v. STATE

CR-11-0241.

194 So.3d 253 (2015)

James Earl WALKER, v. STATE of Alabama.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 2015.

Certiorari Denied October 23, 2015 Alabama Supreme Court 1141097.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin Marie Eckhoff , Chicago, Illinois (withdrew 4/14/2014); and David B. Pitofsky , (withdrew 7/11/2013), Valerie A. Haggans , William J. Harrington , and Meghan K. Spillane , New York, NY, for appellant.

Luther Strange , atty. gen., and Thomas Govan , asst. atty. gen., for appellee.


James Earl Walker, an inmate on death row at Holman Correctional Facility, appeals the Houston Circuit Court's denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P.

In August 2003, Walker was convicted of murdering 87-year-old Bessie Lee Thweatt during the course of a burglary, an offense...

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