Legal Opinion
Demetrius Avery Jackson, Jr. v. State of Alabama.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 17, 2010No. CR-07-1208PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISE, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Demetrius Avery Jackson, Jr., was convicted of capital murder in connection with the killing of Officer Mary Smith of the Fairfield Police Department. The murder was made capital because he killed Smith while she was on duty as a police officer or because of some official or job-related act or performance. See § 13A-5-40(a)(5), Ala.Code 1975. He was also convicted of attempted murder, a violation of §§ 13A-4-2 and 13A-6-2(a)(l), Ala.Code 1975, with regard to the shooting of Officer Eric Burpo of the Fairfield Police Department. By a vote of 10-2, the jury…
2Cases cited414 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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