Court Opinion

ID: 9576568
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:26:01.180987+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:10:03.647950
License: Public Domain

LUMPKIN, Vice-Presiding Judge
concurring in results:
I concur in the Court’s denial of rehearing in this case. The facts in this case are unique and the law is being applied to the facts presented. The Murder, First Degree, conviction and sentence of death were imposed as a result of a plea of guilty by Appellant. Prior to the sentencing the Appellant requested the trial judge to consider a sentence of life without parole and executed a valid waiver of his constitutional right against the application of any ex post facto law. The trial judge subsequently made comments on the record that he did not believe he could consider the sentencing option of life without parole, even with Appellant’s waiver. In addition, the trial judge made other comments on the record that indicated life without parole would have been a viable sentencing option in this case if he had been able to consider it. Our original opinion in this case discusses the unique factors, however, it appears we should have been more succinct in our ruling to preclude the broad inference which has been deduced from it.