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Pilley v. StatePilley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Sep 29, 2000
CR-96-1781
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Before:
Cobb

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

COBB, Judge.

A jury convicted Stephen Pilley of ‍​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍capital murder, see § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975. Following a sentencing hearing, the jury recommended, by a 12-0 vote, *896that Pilley be sentenced to death. The trial ‍​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍court sentenced Pilley to death. This court affirmed the conviction and the sentence. Pilley v. State, 789 So.2d 870 (Ala.Crim.App.1998). The Alabama Supreme Court granted certiorari review; ‍​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍it reversed the judgment of this court affirming the capital murder conviction and death sentence and remanded the cause for this court to order ‍​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍a new trial. Ex parte Pilley, 789 So.2d 888 (Ala.2000).

The conviction and sentence are hereby reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial on the authority ‍​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍of Ex parte Pilley, supra.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

LONG, P.J., and McMILLAN, BASCHAB, and FRY, JJ„ concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Pilley v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Date Published: Sep 29, 2000
Citations: 789 So. 2d 895; 2000 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 118; 2000 WL 1455288; CR-96-1781
Docket Number: CR-96-1781
Court Abbreviation: Ala. Crim. App.
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