Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Brooks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 25, 1997No. 1951964PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Christopher Eugene Brooks was convicted of a murder made capital because the murder occurred during a rape, a robbery, and a burglary. Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a). The trial judge accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced the defendant to death. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction and sentence. Brooks v. State, 695 So.2d 176 (Ala.Crim.App. 1996). This Court granted certiorari review. On this review, Brooks raises five issues. We affirm.
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