Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Sharp, 1080959 (Ala. 12-4-2009)
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 4, 2009No. 1080959PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART, Justice.
Jason Michael Sharp was convicted of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a rape or an attempted rape, see § 13A-5-40(a)(3), Ala. Code 1975. After a sentencing hearing, the jury recommended, by a vote of 11-1, that Sharp be sentenced to death. The trial court took the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Sharp to death. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Sharp’s conviction and sentence. Sharp v. State, 151 So.3d 308 (Ala.Crim.App.2008).
This Court granted Sharp’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review two issues: whether plain error occurred…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by3 opinions
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