Legal Opinion
Riley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 30, 2013No. CR-10-0988PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINDOM, Presiding Judge.
David Dewayne Riley appeals his capital-murder conviction and sentence of death.1 Riley was convicted of murder made capital for taking the life of Scott Michael Kirtley during the course of a first-degree robbery. See § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975. Following the penalty phase of the trial, the jury unanimously recommended that Riley be sentenced to death. After holding a sentencing hearing and weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the circuit court accepted the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Riley to death. On April 13, 2011, Riley filed a…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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