Legal Opinion
Riggs v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 3, 2013No. CR-09-1349PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINDOM, Presiding Judge.
Jeffery Tyrone Riggs appeals his capital-murder conviction and sentence of death. Riggs was convicted of murder made capital for taking the life of Norber Payne during the course of a burglary. See § 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975. The jury, by a vote of 10-2, recommended that Riggs be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. After weighing the aggravating circumstances and the mitigating circumstances, the circuit court rejected the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Riggs to death. On July 26, 2010, Riggs filed a motion for new trial. Following…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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