Leitner v. State

This case was originally assigned to another judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. It was reassigned to Judge Cobb on January 17, 1995.

The appellant, David Thomas Leitner, was convicted of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975, in the killing of Francis Craven and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The appellant's original conviction was reversed and the case was remanded for a new trial. Leitner v. State, 631 So.2d 273 (Ala.Crim.App. 1993) (Leitner I). This appeal is taken from the second conviction.

Though the facts of this case were set forth in Leitner I, and…