Nelson v. State

* Note from the Reporter of Decisions:

Defendant Nelson's conviction and death sentence were affirmed by opinions of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court in 1987. See 511 So.2d 225 and511 So.2d 248. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari on May 16, 1988. See 486 U.S. 1017, 108 S.Ct. 1755,100 L.Ed.2d 217.

Following a federal habeas corpus review, see Nelson v.Nagle, 995 F.2d 1549 (11th Cir. 1993), the Circuit Court of Jefferson County conducted a new sentencing hearing. The circuit court again sentenced the defendant to death, on August 26, 1994. This…