Legal Opinion
Riley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 9, 2018No. CR–16–0207Published
1Opinion of the Court
KELLUM, Judge.
David Dewayne Riley appeals the circuit court's denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R. Crim. P., in which he attacked his capital-murder conviction and sentence of death.
Facts and Procedural History
In 2007, Riley was convicted of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery. See § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. The jury *295unanimously recommended that Riley be sentenced to death for his capital-murder conviction,1 and the trial court followed the jury's recommendation and sentenced Riley to death. On…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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