JACKSON v. STATE

3 Div. 538.

566 So.2d 752 (1987)

Sylvester JACKSON, Jr. v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Hart, Jr., Brewton, for appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and P. David Bjurberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant, Sylvester Jackson, Jr., was convicted of attempted murder; promoting prison contraband, first degree; and two counts of assault, second degree. Appellant was sentenced to life without parole on the attempted murder count and was sentenced to life sentences for each of the other counts.

On April 12, 1986, appellant was an inmate at the Escambia County Jail in Brewton, Alabama. At approximately 5:30 p.m. a disturbance erupted at the...

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