Clancy v. State

The appellant, Everett Clancy, was indicted for capital murder in connection with the shooting deaths of Curtis Jones and Jarrod Craig. See § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975 (making the murder of two or more persons by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct a capital offense). The jury returned a verdict finding Clancy guilty of manslaughter for the killing of Curtis Jones, as a lesser-included offense to the charged offense of capital murder. See § 13A-6-3, Ala. Code 1975.1 The trial court sentenced Clancy to 15 years' imprisonment. The sentence was split, and Clancy was…