Bogan v. State

Claude Edward Bogan was convicted for the capital murder of Rhonda J. Moten in violation of Alabama Code 1975, §13A-5-40(a)(13). The trial court sentenced Bogan to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, rejecting the jury's recommendation that punishment be fixed at death. On this appeal from that conviction seven issues are raised.

I

The prosecutor was properly allowed to cross-examine Bogan about the fact that, after his arrest, Bogan did not tell the police that he shot the victim in self-defense. Because Bogan voluntarily waived his Miranda rights and made a statement, the…