Tarver v. State

The appellant was convicted of the offense of capital murder and was sentenced to death. That conviction was reversed by this court. Tarver v. State, 492 So.2d 328 (Ala.Cr.App. 1986). A new trial was held in which the appellant was again convicted of the capital offense set out in § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code ofAlabama (1975). The jury returned an advisory verdict recommending life without parole. Following a separate sentencing hearing, the trial court ordered that the appellant be sentenced to death by electrocution. This appeal follows. Because the pertinent facts of this offense were stated…