Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 12, 2013No. CR-11-1243Published

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Judge.

John Lewis Thomas, Jr., was convicted of two counts of murder made capital because the murders were committed during the course of a robbery in the first degree, see § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975; one count of murder made capital because two or more people were killed by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, see § 18A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975; two counts of first-degree robbery, see § 13A-ÉM1, Ala.Code 1975; and one count of attempt to commit murder, see §§ 13A-6-2 and 13A-4-2, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment without…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Coral v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  5. Ex Parte FrithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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