Starks v. State

The appellant, Henry Starks, was indicted for the capital offense of murder during a robbery, as defined in Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a)(2). In 1989, the appellant was convicted and sentenced to death. That conviction and sentence were reversed on appeal due to erroneous jury instructions and other errors in the trial proceedings. Starks v. State, 594 So.2d 187 (Ala.Cr.App. 1991).

On April 6, 1992, pursuant to a plea bargain with the State, the appellant pleaded guilty to the capital offense with which he was charged. A jury was empaneled and the State presented the testimony of Troy Police…