Clackler v. State

PATTERSON, Presiding Judge.

Debra Joyce Clackler and Owen Lamar Cooper, Sr., the appellants, were convicted of the murder of Raybon Clackler, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975, and they were sentenced to 99 years’ imprisonment and to life imprisonment without parole, respectively. Together, the appellants have raised many issues. After reviewing the issues presented, we find all of them except one to be either without merit or procedurally barred. Cooper presents one issue which we find meritorious.

Cooper contends that the trial court erred by improperly sentencing him under the…