Legal Opinion
Sale v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 4, 2008No. CR-05-1447PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Judge.
Michael Sale was convicted of the murder of his wife, Lynn Sale, made capital because it occurred during the course of kidnapping in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-5-41(l), Ala.Code 1975. After the penalty phase of Sale’s trial, the jury unanimously recommended that he be sentenced to death. The trial court then ordered a presentence report. A sentencing hearing was held, after which the trial court accepted the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Sale to death.
The evidence adduced at trial tended to show the following. On the night of May 2, 2004, Michael Sale placed a…
2Cases cited94 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by22 opinions
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