McGilberry v. State

WALLER, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Appellant Stephen Virgil McGilber-ry (“McGilberry”) was charged with murdering four members of his family. A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted him on four counts of capital murder while engaged in the commission of a robbery. Trial was held in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Circuit Judge James W. Backstrom presiding. The jury returned a guilty verdict on the four counts of capital murder and, on February 9, 1996, after hearing arguments in aggravation and mitigation, imposed a sentence of death on all four counts. McGilberry…