Frazier v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Elijah Ray Frazier, was convicted of two counts of capital murder in connection with the murder of Keon Sankey. The murder was made capital (1) because it was committed during the course of a robbery, see § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975, and (2) because Frazier shot Sankey while Sankey was inside a vehicle, see § 13A-5-40(a)(17), Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced Frazier to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for each conviction.1

The evidence adduced at trial indicated the following. Around 4:00 p.m. on November 20, 2013, Sankey drove to…