State v. Washington

ALDERMAN, Justice.

The state moves for reversal of the order of the trial court granting David Leroy Washington’s motion to vacate his sentences of death. We reverse and hold that the trial court should have denied Washington’s motion to vacate. We also vacate the stay of execution granted by the trial court.

Washington pleaded guilty to three first-degree murder charges, was convicted, and received three separate death sentences. He expressly waived his right to a jury during the sentencing phase of the trial. Upon appeal, we affirmed the judgments of guilty and the death sentences. Washington…