Bland v. State

The opinion previously issued in this case is withdrawn and the following substituted therefor.

The appellant, Terry Bland, was convicted of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. Pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

The appellant presents five issues on appeal.

I

Initially, the appellant contends that the guilty verdict was palpably contrary to the great weight of the evidence.

The state's evidence tended to show that at 10:43 a.m. on August 7, 1990, the appellant, a white male, telephoned 911 and stated that he had…