Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 29, 2016No. CR–14–0779PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Judge.
John Russell Calhoun was convicted of four counts of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery, see § 13A-5-40(2), Ala.Code 1975, during the course of a burglary, see § 13A-5-40(4), Ala.Code 1975, during the course of a rape, see § 13A-5-40(3), Ala.Code 1975, and during the course of a sodomy, see § 13A-5-40(3), Ala.Code 1975. By a vote of 10-2, the jury recommended that Calhoun be sentenced to death. The trial court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced Calhoun to death. This Court affirmed Calhoun's convictions and sentence in…
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