This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed See Patrick v. State, 680 So.2d at 963. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. replied, No. Michael Carruth and Jimmy Brooks, both on death row for the last 12 years, kidnapped the father and son from that home, stole money, then took them to that Highway 431 construction site - first. Carruth argues that not allowing hearsay in such a situation runs afoul of Rule 102, Ala. R. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Nevertheless, we are unable to determine this issue from Carruth's petition. 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at Asbury University revival However, the circuit court only admitted J.H. 12 Visits. Accordingly, this argument is also refuted by the record. Brown v. State, 663 So.2d 1028, 1035 (Ala.Crim.App.1995). "If he hadn't survived we might never have known what happened to him.". First, Carruth claimed that the trial court erred by refusing to grant his for-cause challenge regarding juror S.C. Carruth quoted isolated statements that S.C. made in voir dire regarding her ability to be fair. 23.) The prosecutor was merely responding to that suggestion by stating: You know, I'm glad the mayor's here today. A third man, James Edward Gary, also will be charged with capital murder. The jury instructions in Broadnax contained the set the crime apart from the norm of capital offenses language that Carruth claimed was improper. In his petition, Carruth asserted that several jurors discussed the evidence and whether Carruth should get the death penalty prior to beginning deliberations. See Patrick v. State, 680 So.2d at 963. Because Carruth's ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims based on alleged assertions of facts not in evidence are refuted by the record, the circuit judge, who was familiar with the facts after he presided over Carruth's trial, was correct to summarily dismiss the allegations for failing to state a claim for which relief could be granted. Accordingly, appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise those issues on direct appeal and the circuit court was correct to summarily dismiss them. Shane Carruth (born 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and actor. It is all too tempting for a defendant to second-guess counsel's assistance after conviction or adverse sentence, and it is all too easy for a court, examining counsel's defense after it has proved unsuccessful, to conclude that a particular act or omission of counsel was unreasonable. [ # 13 ] Appellants brief due on 01/26/2023, with the appendix due seven (7) days from the filing of the brief. When conflicting evidence is presented a presumption of correctness is applied to the court's factual determinations. State v. Hamlet, 913 So.2d 493, 497 (Ala.Crim.App.2005). And the healings just ongoing, its daily.. William Brett Bowyer was twelve (12) years of age. Accordingly, we see no reason to overrule Giles. P., this Court has held: Rule 32.6(b) requires that the petition itself disclose the facts relied upon in seeking relief. Boyd v. State, 746 So.2d 364, 406 (Ala.Crim.App.1999). Counsel then argued that death was not the appropriate sentence in light of the evidence that Carruth was not the one who actually shot Brett Bowyer. See 11th Cir. This Court granted Michael David Carruth's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals reversing the circuit court's judgment granting him an out-of-time petition for a writ of certiorari to this Court. (b) Suspension of Rules. STATE of Alabama v. Michael David CARRUTH. Rather, the circuit court chose to give little weight to J.H. They defendant and his accomplice laughed and joked as they threw dirt on the dead child and his father, Judge Johnson said, from his bench. 's in-court testimony and this Court must give that decision great deference. For the reasons stated in this subsection, the circuit court was correct to summarily dismiss the allegation in that paragraph as well. P. Carruth offered no additional factual allegations in paragraph 79 of his petition. According to Carruth, counsel were ineffective for failing to object to this instruction. To be sufficiently specific, a petition, at a minimum, should indicate the ultimate composition of the petit jury. Judge Greene has personal knowledge of the unlawfulness of the petitioners' entry into the Bowyer house. See Mashburn v. State, [Ms. CR110321, July 12, 2013] _ So.3d _, _ (Ala.Crim.App.2013), quoting Taylor v. State, [Ms. CR050066, October 1, 2010] _ So.3d _ (Ala.Crim.App.2010), quoting in turn Brooks v. State, 929 So.2d 491, 514 (Ala.Crim.App.2005) ( We can find no case where Alabama appellate courts have applied the cumulative-effect analysis to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. ) Accordingly, this claim was meritless and the circuit court was correct to summarily dismiss it. When I say predeliberations, I mean when we sat in the motel room on the third and fourth days of the trial playing rummy cube and talking about the case.. Thomas Martele Goggans shall be appointed. (C. Similarly, the record supports the prosecutor's comment regarding the existence of two knives. When I say that we played rummy cube and talked about the evidence at night, I mean after dinner on the third and fourth days of the trial. In Issue XI(C), Carruth asserted that the following instruction was misleading: if you determine that the mitigating circumstances outweigh any aggravating circumstances that exist your verdict would be to recommend punishment of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (R1.2319.) After the evidentiary hearing, the circuit court issued an order denying relief on the remaining claims in Carruth's petition. [Entered: 11/14/2022 04:15 PM], (#7) TRANSCRIPT INFORMATION form filed by Attorney Thomas Martele Goggans for Appellant Michael David Carruth. Judge Johnson relieved Brooks two court-appointed defense attorneys of their duties and appointed counsel from Hunstville for the appeals process. P., and for failing to state a claim for which relief could be granted under Rule 32.7(d), Ala. R.Crim. Therefore, he argued, several of the jurors had already made up their minds regarding Carruth's guilt before formal deliberations began. P. Next, Carruth argues that the circuit court erred by summarily dismissing the claims raised in paragraphs 7881 of his petition as insufficiently pleaded under Rule 32.6(b), Ala. R.Crim. See Carruth v. State, 927 So.2d 866 (Ala.Crim.App.2005). Thus, Carruth's underlying claim was meritless and trial counsel were not ineffective for failing to raise a meritless claim. A review of the record reveals that, during the State's case-in-chief, Tommy Pell, a deputy with the Russell County Sheriff's Department, testified that he took soil samples from the grave in which the victims were thrown. In October 2006, Carruth filed in the circuit court a Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. He is a male registered to vote in Adams County, Washington. All rights reserved. Additionally, in Section I of this opinion, this Court determined that the allegations in Issue III of Carruth's petition, regarding trial counsels' failure to raise a Batson challenge, were insufficiently pleaded under Rule 32.6(b), Ala. R.Crim. However, the record directly contradicts that assertion. After Carruth and Brooks left the scene, [Forest] Bowyer dug himself out of the grave and flagged down a passing motorist for assistance. P. First, Carruth asserted that the State committed prosecutorial misconduct during its closing argument when, he said, it made several assertions of facts that were not in evidence. In addition, [t]he procedural bars of Rule 32 apply with equal force to all cases, including those in which the death penalty has been imposed. Burgess v. State, 962 So.2d 272, 277 (Ala.Crim.App.2005), quoting Brownlee v. State, 666 So.2d at 93 (Ala.Crim.App.1995), quoting in turn State v. Tarver, 629 So.2d 14, 19 (Ala.Crim.App.1993). The jury unanimously recommended that Carruth be sentenced to death for his capital-murder convictions. The email address cannot be subscribed. Neither the federal nor the state constitution prohibits the state from death-qualifying jurors in capital cases. See Rule 32.7(d), Ala. R.Crim. Therefore, we are unable to determine, from the petition, whether trial counsel were deficient for failing to object to D.R. Next, Carruth asserted that the trial court's instruction on the heinous, atrocious, or cruel aggravating circumstance was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. Additionally, Carruth failed to plead any facts to suggest how these statements prejudiced him. According to court documents Jimmy Brooks and Michael Carruth would shoot the twelve year old three times in the head causing his death. P. Additionally, Carruth failed to allege facts that, if proven true, would have demonstrated that arguing these issues on direct appeal would have undermined the validity of his conviction and sentence. Finally, the jurors learned how each other felt about Mr. Carruth's guilt and penalty. The two men he identified, Michael David Carruth, 43, and Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr., 22, are charged with capital murder in the killing of Mr. Bowyer's son, Brett. Michael David Carruth, 43, and Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr., 22, were expected to be charged Wednesday with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Thurman Ray Ratliff, 68, and his wife, Katherine,. Petitioner Michael David Carruth was a bail bondsman. #inline-recirc-item--id-92669bc2-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { The circuit court's determination is entitled to great weight on appeal and this Court does not find it to be contrary to the evidence. Id strangle him.. Brooks and 45-year-old Michael David Carruth were arrested hours after the boy and his father, Forest "Butch" Bowyer, were kidnapped from their Phenix City home by two men posing as narcotics. In discussing the specificity requirement of Rule 32.6(b), Ala. R.Crim. 197.) Two years after killing a Phenix City 12-year-old, Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr. is sentenced to death. The circuit court dismissed all of the claims in paragraph 52 as insufficiently pleaded under Rule 32.6(b), Ala. R.Crim. [Entered: 10/24/2022 03:39 PM], DocketDEATH PENALTY APPEAL DOCKETED. Butch Bowyer survived and went for help, flagging down a passing motorist. (C2.2123. On appeal, Carruth argues that the circuit court's factual findings were contradicted by evidence presented at the hearing and that the ruling was an abuse of discretion. Even the best criminal defense attorneys would not defend a particular client in the same way.. Rule 32.3, Ala. R.Crim. [22-13548] (ECF: Lauren Simpson) [Entered: 10/27/2022 12:44 PM], DocketTRANSCRIPT INFORMATION FORM SUBMITTED by Attorney Thomas Martele Goggans for Appellant Michael David Carruth. I felt compelled to be here, becauseI wanted to see how it all ended, jury foreman Mike Gibbs said. Additionally, Carruth claimed that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to take actions to preserve the Batson issue so that it could be addressed on appeal. On October 9, 2003, the appellee, Michael David Carruth, was convicted of four counts of capital murder for the killing of William Brett Bowyer. They also discussed whether Mr. Carruth was guilty of the crime. Issue XI(C), on the other hand, discusses the issue of the allegedly improper jury instruction. Accordingly, Carruth failed to plead facts that, if true, would have entitled him to relief. First, Carruth asserted that the trial court improperly instructed the jury when it stated: If an accused acquires a gun as loot during commission [of a burglary] then he is considered to be armed with a deadly weapon. (C2.72), quoting (R1.2232.) Docket Entry 22. At the hearing, Carruth sought to introduce hearsay testimony through Janann McInnis, a mitigation expert, in order to establish that his trial counsel were ineffective during the penalty phase of his trial. In paragraphs 111 and 113 of his petition, Carruth claimed that the prosecutor repeatedly referred to facts that were not in evidence during his closing argument; that the prosecutor improperly pointed out that the mayor was present; and that the prosecutor improperly commented that death would not be a possible punishment unless the jury convicted Carruth of capital murder. They were not crime scene photographs, nor were they photographs from the autopsy. R. 26.1-1(b). Michael David Carruth v. 22-13548 | U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit | Justia Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty case filed on October 20, 2022 in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Log InSign Up Find a Lawyer Ask a Lawyer Research the Law Law Schools Laws & Regs Newsletters Marketing Solutions Justia Connect P., petition is the proper method for obtaining permission to file an out-of-time petition for a writ of certiorari to this Court in a criminal case in which the petitioner has been sentenced to death. However, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the constitutionality of death-qualifying a jury. A prosecutor's statement must be viewed in the context of all of the evidence presented and in the context of the complete closing arguments to the jury. Roberts v.. State, 735 So.2d 1244, 1253 (Ala.Crim.App.1997), aff'd, 735 So.2d 1270 (Ala.), cert. It was one comment about maybe the video and a comment about something totally unrelated to the video, so it wasn't like an end to end, pieced together, series of events to make a decision out of. However, the record directly refutes this claim. 1/21/69 taken on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at [J.H. The facts and circumstances necessary to establish a prima facie case of purposeful discrimination in the jury selection process will, of course, vary from case to case, depending on the particular facts and circumstances involved. Kidd v. State, 649 So.2d 1304, 1311 (Ala.Crim.App.1994). [Entered: 10/24/2022 03:03 PM]. The response to the child from [Brooks] was that he needed to be concerned about himself, not his dad. Those claims were found to be meritless in Section II of this opinion. Without such supporting factual allegations, it is impossible to determine, from the petition, whether appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise those issues on appeal. 's written statement and resolved any contradictions in favor of J.H. Finally, Carruth claimed that the trial court erred by charging the jury that it must double count the robbery, burglary, and kidnaping found at the guilt phase as aggravating factors. (C2. Case DetailsPartiesDocumentsDockets Case Details Case Number: 22-13548 denied, 538[528] U.S. 939, 120 S.Ct. First, Carruth argues that the circuit court erred by summarily dismissing the ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims he raised in paragraphs 3539 of his petition. [22-13548] (ECF: Thomas Goggans) [Entered: 10/25/2022 01:01 PM], USDC order Granting appointment of counsel as to Appellant Michael David Carruth was filed on 03/16/2015. P., provides that a circuit court may summarily dismiss a petition if the court determines that the petition is not sufficiently specific, or is precluded, or fails to state a claim, or that no material issue of fact or law exists which would entitle the petitioner to relief under this rule and that no purpose would be served by any further proceedings With these principles in mind, we will address each of Carruth's arguments. However, Carruth's underlying argument as to why such an instruction was improper is based on his contention that the Alabama Supreme Court's decision in Ex parte Waldrop, 859 So.2d 1181 (Ala.2002), impermissibly eases the State's burden of proving that the death penalty is appropriate by ensuring that the jury is unaware that its guilt-innocence phase finding authorizes the trial judge to impose the death penalty without additional process. (C2.81.) Trending News P. In paragraph 112 of his petition, Carruth claimed that the prosecutor introduced improper victim-impact testimony during the guilt phase by admitting photographs of Brett and Forest Bowyer into evidence. stated that he did not actually write the statement. Because Carruth failed to even allege that counsels' decision was not the result of sound trial strategy, his petition failed to meet the specificity requirement of Rule 32.6(b), Ala. R.Crim. So Bowyer, 54, clawed his way to freedom, flagged down a car and helped police arrest the men he said dumped him and the body of his son in the same shallow grave. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. (R. The State objected to the admission of these statements on the grounds that they constituted inadmissible hearsay. Rather, one of the paralegals wrote it and J.H. In other words, it is not the pleading of a conclusion which, if true, entitle[s] the petitioner to relief. Lancaster v. State, 638 So.2d 1370, 1373 (Ala.Crim.App.1993). P., to present evidence proving those alleged facts. 2:21-CV-00099 | 2021-02-02. P., and for failing to state a claim under Rule 32.7(d), Ala. R.Crim. Download PDF Michael David Carruth, Age 71 aka Mike David Carruth, Michael Caruth, Michae Caruth, Mike Carrut Current Address:DTCKGrove Dr, Lewisville, TX Past Addresses:San Antonio TX, San Antonio TX +2 more Phone Number:(214) 562-HVXI+6 phones Email Address:mGSYK@cs.com +5 emails UNLOCK PROFILE Contacts(13) Locations(5) Family(5) Social(34) Court(14) And More 2014) Citing Cases Brooks v. State For his role in Brett's murder, Carruth was also convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He (Brooks) is resigned to the fact that hes gotten the death penalty, but he also understands its just the first step in many steps that will have to be taken before he is executed, if he is, defense attorney Joel Collins said. Carruth introduced a statement that was purportedly given by J .H. WELCH, KELLUM, and JOINER, JJ., concur. Based on Bowyer's information, two men were captured and charged with murder Monday. During Carruth's closing argument, defense counsel suggested that Carruth was actually trying to prevent the victims from being killed by telling Butch Bowyer to go to sleep after cutting Bowyer's throat. Carruth argued that counsel's statement suggested that revenge against Mr. Carruth was proper and made it easier for the jury to vote for death, because even Mr. Carruth's own counsel thought that was understandable. (C2.38.). Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. In addition to showing that the State used peremptory challenges to remove members of a cognizable group and relying upon the fact that peremptory strikes permit discrimination, a claimant also must show that these facts and any other relevant facts raise an inference that the prosecutor used his strikes in a discriminatory manner. Madison v. State, 718 So.2d 90, 101 (Ala.Crim.App.1997). 0 Reputation Score Range. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief. #MichaelCarruth #TrueCrime #Interrogation Michael David Carruth, 43, and Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr., 22, are charged with capital murder in the killing of Mr. 's removal may have been sound trial strategy. Although J.H. However, the argument that Carruth raised in Issue XI(C) of his petition is identical to the argument raised by the petitioner in Ex parte McNabb, 887 So.2d 998 (Ala.2004). Brooks and 45-year-old Michael David Carruth were arrested hours after the boy and his father, Forest "Butch" Bowyer, were kidnapped from their Phenix City home by two men posing as narcotics agents on the night of February 17th, 2002. Additionally, Carruth did not claim that, had counsel made such an argument, he would not have been sentenced to death. 2:18-CV-01578 | 2018-09-25, U.S. Courts Of Appeals | Prisoner | R. 26.1-1(b). This Court granted Michael David Carruth's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the . See Rule 32.7(d), Ala. R.Crim. )3 In paragraphs 3539, Carruth asserted that, during jury selection, the State exercised its peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner. These cookies do not store any personal information. signed it. ], D.O.B. Second, Carruth argued that the trial court erroneously granted the State's for-cause challenge of juror D.R. [A] court must indulge a strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689, 104 S.Ct. No juror testified that discussions concerning [Carruth's] guilt or possible sentence were ever made or heard until the case was turned over to the jury to begin deliberations after being properly instructed., Carruth argues that J.H. Accordingly, the circuit court was correct to summarily dismiss it. Additionally, Carruth failed to allege that trial counsels' decision not to object to the State's for-cause challenge against D.R. Carruth, as an agent for Tri-County Bonding, posted $35,000 in bonds Aug. 15 to get Brooks out of the Russell County Jail on six counts of breaking and entering motor vehicles. Carruth did neither. When we played rummy cube and talked about the trial on the third and fourth nights of the trial we also talked about what sentence Michael Carruth should get., When we played rummy cube and talked about the case, not all of the jurors were in the hotel room. McInnis had planned to introduce statements that she obtained from Carruth's friends and family, which Carruth claimed should have been introduced at the penalty phase of his trial. Roberson told us, Iwouldnt say nothing. They then drove the father and son to a construction site in south Russell County, where they shot Brett three times in the head, slit his father's throat and left both for dead in a shallow grave. However, Carruth failed to allege that the jury was actually affected by this statement. It also sentenced him to life in prison for the convictions for attempted murder, first-degree robbery, and first-degree burglary. The prosecutor moved on and never mentioned the topic of the Ratcliff murders again. I mean, I had my developing thoughts, but I hadn't heard all the arguments. (R. The statement continued, in pertinent part: When we sat in the room at night playing rummy cube, we talked about what we heard in court. ], [A]ll of the jurors, including the alternates, participated in this premature deliberation, at the hotel and/or in the jury room. Please try again. According to Carruth, those factual assertions were not in evidence and were unduly prejudicial. On October 25, 2006, Carruth filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. See Lockhart v. McCree, 476 U.S. 162, 106 S.Ct. (C2.39.) See 11th Cir. Ex parte Hill, 591 So.2d 462, 463 (Ala.1991). Michael David Carruth (age 25) from Ritzville, Wa 99169 and has no known political party affiliation. He was in court Thursday and says capital punishment is the right decision in this case. [22-13548] (ECF: Thomas Goggans) [Entered: 10/25/2022 01:22 PM], DocketCertificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Thomas Martele Goggans for Appellant Michael David Carruth. The circuit court entered an order granting Carruth permission to file an out-of-time petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court. In those paragraphs, Carruth claimed that trial counsel were ineffective for failing to object to what Carruth asserted were numerous instances of prosecutorial misconduct. Accordingly, Carruth failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted and the circuit court did not err by summarily dismissing it. The trial court sentenced Carruth to death for the . had views which would prevent or substantially impair the performance of her duties as a juror in accordance with instructions and her oath. (C2.23.) This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. (R1.1882.) "He played dead. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. 40 .) In his petition, Carruth alleged numerous grounds for relief, most of which were summarily dismissed by the circuit court. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. Additionally, an evidentiary hearing is not necessary in every case in which the petitioner alleges claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. See 11th Cir. Docket Entry 62. Carruth also asserted that the trial court erred by telling the jury that their verdict at the penalty phase was merely a recommendation and by not informing them that finding Carruth guilty of robbery-murder would automatically make him eligible for the death penalty. Broadnax v. State, [Ms. CR101481, February 15, 2013] _ So.3d _, _ (Ala.Crim.App.2013). See Brooks v. State, 973 So.2d 380 (Ala.Crim.App.2007). This Court has held:: If an accused or an accused's accomplice acquires a gun as loot during commission of a burglary, the accused, for purposes of 13A75 [first-degree burglary], is considered to be armed with a deadly weapon. Miller v. State, 675 So.2d 534, 536, (Ala.Crim.App.1996), citing Pardue v. State, 571 So.2d 333 (Ala.1990). [22-13548] (ECF: Thomas Goggans) [Entered: 10/25/2022 01:01 PM], DocketUSDC order Granting appointment of counsel as to Appellant Michael David Carruth was filed on 03/16/2015. In Carruth v. State, 927 So.2d 866 (Ala.Crim.App.2005), this Court affirmed Carruth's convictions and sentences for capital murder and attempted murder but reversed Carruth's convictions for first-degree robbery and first-degree burglary on the grounds that those convictions violated double-jeopardy principles. Carruth failed to specifically state what evidence trial counsel could have marshaled that would have changed the trial court's ruling nor did he plead any other facts that would have called the ruling into question. Stay tuned to news leader nine for any updates on the appeals process. Prosecutors said 47-thousand dollars and a pistol was stolen from the victim. As the United States Supreme Court explained in MillerEl v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003): First, a defendant must make a prima facie showing that a peremptory challenge has been exercised on the basis of race. } Thus, the record refutes Carruth's contention. During closing argument, the prosecutor, as well as defense counsel, has a right to present his impressions from the evidence, if reasonable, and may argue every legitimate inference. Reeves v. State, 807 So.2d 18, 45 (Ala.Crim.App.2000), cert. 844, 83 L.Ed.2d 841 (1985), is considered to be impartial even though it may be more conviction prone than a non-death-qualified jury. [13] [22-13548] (ECF: Thomas Goggans) [Entered: 12/14/2022 10:16 AM], Docket(#12) CJA appointment issued by this court to Attorney Thomas Martele Goggans for Appellant Michael David Carruth. However, Carruth's underlying claim is meritless. The appellant's brief is due on or before 12/27/2022. Michael Carruth (born 9 July 1967) is a southpaw Irish Olympic boxer from Dublin. Carruth also appears to allege that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the issue on direct appeal. Not with his son's killers still on the loose. In his petition, Carruth incorporated Issue IX(C) by reference. P., provides for the summary disposition of a Rule 32 petition, [i]f the court determines that the petition is not sufficiently specific [in violation of Rule 32.6(b) ], or is precluded [under Rule 32.2, Ala. R.Crim. At the hearing, J.H. Brown v. State, 663 So.2d at 1035. Next, Carruth argues that the circuit court erred by summarily dismissing the claims in paragraphs 7176 of his petition (C2.3840), as insufficiently pleaded under Rule 32.6(b), Ala. R.Crim. During his closing argument, the prosecutor stated: I'm going to ask you to convict this man of those capital counts, the only punishment for which are life without parole or the death penalty, something that you're not even considering now, but if you convict him of those capital counts, we'll get to that phase later. Carruth's counsel did not file a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking this Court's review of the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming Carruth's capital-murder convictions and death sentence. 9.) 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