Davis v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the capital murder of Freddy Paul Tatum, in violation of Section 13A-5-31 (a)(2), Code of Alabama (1975). The trial judge sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment without parole in accordance with the verdict of the jury in the penalty phase of the trial. All proceedings were conducted in accordance with Beck v. State, 396 So.2d 645 (Ala. 1980).

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The defendant's challenge to the constitutionality of the action of the Alabama Supreme Court in Beck v. State, supra, is foreclosed by the cases of Potts v. State, 426 So.2d 886 (Ala. 1983); Clisby v.…