WISE, Judge.
Stanley Stephens was convicted of capital murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of Annie Lamb Stephens and Nicholas Lance Stephens. The offense was made capital because there were multiple murders committed "by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct." See § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975. The jury recommended, by a vote of 10-2, that Stephens be sentenced to death. The circuit court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced...
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