Alabama Supreme Court 81-873.
BOWEN, Judge.
In the early morning of April 8, 1980, two shotgun blasts took the life of Chickasaw Police Officer John Dotson, who was issuing a traffic citation to the defendant.
The defendant was indicted and convicted for the capital offense of murdering a police officer while the officer was on duty. Alabama Code, Section 13A-5-31(a)(5) (Amended 1977). Sentence was fixed at life imprisonment without parole.
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