Sheffield v. State

MURDOCK, Justice.

This Court issued a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Criminal .Appeals’ decision that it did not fiave jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a new sentence imposed on remand following its reversal of a conviction. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

James Linden Sheffield was indicted on two counts of reckless murder, see Ala. *912Code 1975, § 13A-6-2(a)(2), for intentionally setting fire to a cushion he had placed underneath a house that caused a house to catch fire, killing two persons inside the house. Sheffield was convicted, of reckless murder on…