Newton v. State

WISE, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Craig Newton, was convicted of capital murder for the killing of Charles Whatley. The murder was made capital because he committed it during the course of a first-degree robbery. See § 13A-5-M0(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975. Newton was also convicted of first-degree arson, a violation of § 13A-7-41, Ala.Code 1975, and first-degree theft of property, a violation of § 13A-8-3(b), Ala. Code 1975. After a sentencing hearing, by a vote of 10-2, the jury recommended that Newton be sentenced to death on the capital murder conviction. The trial court accepted the jury’s…