McLeod v. State

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

PATTERSON, Retired Appellate Judge.

Leon McLeod, Jr. appealed his conviction and sentence for the murder of James McKissick, raising only the issue of the vol-untariness of his confession. This court reversed McLeod’s conviction, holding that his confession was involuntary. 718 So.2d 723 (Ala.Cr.App.1996). The Alabama Supreme Court granted the state’s petition for certio-rari review, and reversed the judgment of this court. In reversing, it applied the test set out in Ex parte Gaddy, 698 So.2d 1150 (Ala.1997), and held that the state had met its burden…