Legal Opinion
Lockhart v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 30, 2013No. CR-10-0854PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Judge.
Courtney Larrell Lockhart was convicted of murder made capital because it was committed during a robbery in the first degree, see § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975. The jury unanimously recommended that Lockhart be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. However, the trial court did not follow the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Lockhart to death. Lockhart appeals his conviction and his sentence.
Facts
On March 4, 2008, passersby discovered Lauren Burk, a student at Auburn University, in distress on Highway 147 in Lee County. Burk was naked and had numerous…
2Cases cited251 opinions
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