Opinion ID: 1738654
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Heading: on motion for correction of opinion

Text: SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court. ¶ 1. The Motion for Correction of Opinion is granted. The opinions previously issued in this case are withdrawn, and these opinions are substituted therefor. The mandate in this case shall issue forthwith. ¶ 2. In May 1995, Prentiss Coleman, III was indicted in the Circuit Court of Warren County for the capital murder of Melanie Straughter. The indictment charged that on or about December 18, 1994, Coleman did break and enter the dwelling house of Angela Tillman in the night with an ax with the intent to commit the crime of murder. The case was tried to a jury on October 13-17, 1997, in Warren County Circuit Court. Instructions were given for capital murder and murder. On October 17, 1997, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of capitol [sic] murder. Following the sentencing hearing, the jury was given instructions for the penalties of death and life imprisonment without parole. The jurors, however, were unable to agree upon a sentencing verdict. Therefore, the court sentenced Coleman to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Coleman's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict or Alternatively a New Trial was denied. Thereafter, this appeal was taken.