Jett v. State

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

WELCH, Judge.

Xavier Jett was convicted of attempted murder, a violation of §§ 13A-6-2 and 13A-4-2, Ala.Code 1975, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, a violation of § 13A-11-61, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced Jett to life imprisonment for each offense, the sentences to be served concurrently.

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