Esaw Jackson v. State of Alabama

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REL: 12/17/2010 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o f o r m a l r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , A l a b a m a A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2010-2011 CR-06-1398 Esaw Jackson v. S t a t e o f Alabama A p p e a l from J e f f e r s o n C i r c u i t C o u r t (CC-06-2138; CC-06-2139; CC-06-2140; CC-06-2141) On Remand f r o m MAIN, t h e A l a b a m a Supreme Court Judge. This convictions Court unanimously f o r three counts affirmed of capital Esaw Jackson's m u r d e r a n d f o r two counts o f attempted murder and h i s r e s u l t i n g sentence o f death f o r t h e c a p i t a l - m u r d e r c o n v i c t i o n s and c o n s e c u t i v e sentences CR-06-1398 of life imprisonment See J a c k s o n v. S t a t e , 3d [Ms. CR-06-1398, ( A l a . C r i m . App. 2 0 0 9 ) . Supreme the f o r the attempted-murder Supreme Court Dec. 18, 2009] So. J a c k s o n p e t i t i o n e d t h e Alabama Court f o r c e r t i o r a r i review. Alabama convictions. found On S e p t e m b e r 24, 2010, that the "expression of a n g u i s h and t h e i n s e p a r a b l e i n a d m i s s i b l e o p i n i o n and v i c t i m impact t e s t i m o n y " by the v i c t i m ' s mother r o s e t o the l e v e l o f plain error. ___ So. Ex p a r t e J a c k s o n , 3d ___ , ___ [Ms. 1090679, S e p t . 24, 2010] ( A l a . 2010). Thus, t h e Supreme Court r e v e r s e d t h i s C o u r t ' s j u d g m e n t and remanded t h i s c a s e f o r t h i s Court to Therefore, Supreme this remand i t to i n accordance the trial for a w i t h the d i r e c t i o n s Court, the c i r c u i t new trial. o f the Alabama c o u r t ' s j u d g m e n t i s r e v e r s e d , and c a s e i s remanded f o r a new REVERSED AND court trial. REMANDED. W i s e , P . J . , and W e l c h , Windom, and K e l l u m , J J . , c o n c u r . 2

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