Pendleton v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Artavis Demetrius Pen-dleton, was convicted of two counts of felony murder, see § 13A-6-2(a)(3), Ala.Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Pendle-ton to 50 years’ imprisonment on each count and ordered that the sentences were to run concurrently. Pendleton was ordered to pay $500 to the crime victims compensation fund and court costs.

Pendleton does not challenge on appeal the sufficiency of the evidence. Therefore, a brief recitation of the facts is all that is necessary in this case. On July 11, 2011, family members of Maxine Jackson went to her house because…