Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Smith, 1080973 (Ala. 10-22-2010)
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 22, 2010No. 1080973PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYONS, Justice.
Jerry Jerome Smith was convicted in February 1998 of capital murder in the deaths of Willie Flournoy, Theresa Helms, and David Bennett. The murders were made capital because they were committed by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct. See § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975. The jury recommended by a vote of 11-1 that Smith be sentenced to death. The trial court followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Smith to death. On appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Smith’s conviction, but remanded the case for the trial court to correct the sentencing…
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