Legal Opinion
McCray v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 17, 2010No. CR-06-0360PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINDOM, Judge.
Heath Lavon McCray appeals his capital-murder conviction and sentence of death. McCray was convicted of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a burglary, see § 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975. After the penalty phase of the trial, see §§ 13A-5-45 and -46, Ala.Code 1975, the jury unanimously recommended that McCray be sentenced to death. After receiving a presentence report and conducting a separate sentencing hearing, see § 13A-5-47, Ala.Code 1975, the trial court followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced McCray to death.
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2Cases cited262 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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