Legal Opinion
May v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 22, 1997No. CR-95-2162PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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James Kenneth May was convicted of capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Gary Dewayne Marcum while Marcum was in a vehicle. § 13A-5-40(a)(17), Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. May raises 13 issues on appeal.
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May argues that § 13A-5-40(a)(17), Ala. Code 1975, which makes murder committed by use of a deadly weapon while the victim is in a vehicle a capital crime, violates his right to equal…
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3Cited by31 opinions
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