MUSGROVE v. STATE

8 Div. 345.

519 So.2d 565 (1986)

Phillip MUSGROVE v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark McDaniel and Marc Sandlin, Huntsville, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and William D. Little and Gerrilyn V. Grant, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.


BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Phillip Musgrove was convicted of the capital murder and kidnapping of Deborah Lynn Burks in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a)(1) and sentenced to death by electrocution. Six issues are raised on appeal.

The facts, as recorded by the trial judge in his sentencing order, recount a bizarre tale of criminal conduct, torture, and murder:

"I. FINDINGS OF FACT SUMMARIZING THE CRIME, AND, THE DEFENDANT'S PARTICIPATION...

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