Chatom v. State

The appellant, Jerre Chatom,* appeals his two convictions for second degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for each murder, with the sentences to run concurrently.

The appellant was originally convicted in 1976 for the shotgun slayings of two Mobile County sheriff deputies, Robert Stoltz and David Beck. On appeal, this court reversed the conviction and remanded the case. Chatom v. State,348 So.2d 828 (Ala.Cr.App. 1976). Thereafter, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed this court, and this court subsequently affirmed the appellant's conviction. Chatom v. State, 348 So.2d 838…