Ex Parte Godbolt

This is a capital murder case. A detailed statement of the facts is contained in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Godbolt v. State, 546 So.2d 982 (Ala.Cr.App. 1986).

Jerry Steven Godbolt, the defendant, was indicted by a Jefferson County Grand Jury for murdering Myra Faye Tucker and her husband, Terry Wayne Tucker, while robbing them. The defendant was first tried for the capital murder of Mrs. Tucker. The jury found him guilty and recommended the death sentence. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole. That conviction and the sentence were later affirmed…