Legal Opinion
Doster v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 30, 2010No. CR-06-0323PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISE, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Oscar Roy Doster, was convicted of three counts of capital murder for murdering Paul LeMaster during the course of a robbery, see § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975; during the course of a burglary, see § 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975; and for causing LeMaster’s death by firing a shot from outside a dwelling into a dwelling, see § 13A-5-40(a)(16), Ala.Code 1975.1 The jury unanimously recommended that Doster be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The circuit court chose not to follow the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Doster…
2Cases cited301 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by44 opinions
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