Legal Opinion
Bush v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 29, 2009No. CR-03-1902PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Judge.
The appellant, William Bush, currently an inmate on death row at Holman Correctional Facility, appeals the circuit court’s denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P. In 1981, Bush was convicted of murdering Larry Dominguez during the course of a robbery, defined as a capital offense in § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975. The jury unanimously recommended that Bush be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Bush to death. Bush’s conviction and death sentence were affirmed on direct appeal.…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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