Kirksey v. State

The appellant, Ronnie Lynn Kirksey, appeals from his conviction for murder made capital because the victim, 23-month-old Cornell Norwood, was less than 14 years old. See § 13A-5-40(a)(15), Ala. Code 1975.

On February 18, 2010, the jury returned a. guilty verdict to murder made capital because the victim was less than 14 years old. Following the penalty phase of the trial, the jury unanimously found that the crime was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel compared to other capital offenses and unanimously recommended that Kirk-sey be sentenced to death. On April 30, 2010, the trial court…