Legal Opinion
Bohannon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 23, 2015No. CR-13-0498PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Judge.
The appellant, Jerry Bohannon, appeals his convictions for two counts of murder defined as capital by § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code' 1975, because Anthony Harvey arid Jerry DuBoise were murdered by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct. The jury recommended, by a vote of 11 tó 1, that Bohannon be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Bohannon to death. This appeal, which is automatic in a case involving the death penalty, followed. See' § 13A-5-53, Ala. Code 1975.
The State’s evidence tended to show the following. On…
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