Gurley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Wilson Calvin Gurley, was indicted for the capital offense of murder during a robbery, as defined in Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a)(2). The jury found him guilty as charged and, by a vote of eleven to one, recommended that he be punished by death. The trial court accepted this recommendation and sentenced the appellant to death. This appeal is from that conviction and sentence.
On the afternoon of July 10, 1986, the body of Bruce Bentley was found by the side of a country road. He had been shot, beaten, and stabbed and his throat had been cut.
The undisputed evidence established…
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2Cases cited59 opinions
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- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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