Legal Opinion
Patrick Napolean Smith v. State of Alabama.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 5, 2010No. CR-08-0369PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLUM, Judge.
The appellant, Patrick Napolean Smith, was convicted of one count of murder made capital because it was committed during a first-degree robbery, see § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975, and one count of murder made capital because it was committed during a first-degree kidnapping, see § 13A-5-40(a)(l), Ala.Code 1975. The jury voted 8 to 4 in favor of life imprisonment, and the trial court sentenced Smith to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
The evidence presented by the State demonstrated the following pertinent facts. On the morning of August 12, 2003, the body of…
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