Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 25, 2006No. CR-03-1504PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Antonio Devoe Jones was convicted of one count of murder made capital in connection with the death of Ruth Kirkland because it was committed during the course of a burglary in the first degree. See § 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala. Code 1975. The jury recommended, by a vote of 11 to 1, that Jones be sentenced to death. The trial court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced Jones to death.
The State's evidence tended to show that on the afternoon of December 31,…
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