Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 20, 2014No. CR–10–1606PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Judge.
Bart Wayne Johnson was convicted of two counts of murder made capital because the victim was a police officer who was on duty, see § 13A-5-40(a)(5), Ala.Code 1975, and because the murder was committed by or through the use of a deadly weapon fired within or from a vehicle, see § 13A-5-40(a)(18), Ala.Code 1975. The jury, by a vote of 10 to 2, recommended that Johnson be sentenced to death. The trial court followed the jury's recommendation. Johnson appeals his convictions and death sentence.
Before trial, Johnson informed the trial court that he would not proceed on his plea of not…
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