Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 4, 2011No. CR-97-1258PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court
WINDOM, Judge.
In 1998, Jerry Jerome Smith was convicted of capital murder for killing Willie Flournoy, Theresa Helms, and David Bennett 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. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, the circuit court sentenced Smith to death.
On appeal, this Court affirmed Smith’s capital-murder conviction, but remanded the cause for the circuit court to correct its sentencing order. See Smith v.…
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