McMILLAN, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Patricia Blackmon, was convicted of capital murder in the beating death of her 28-month old daughter, Dominiqua. See § 13A-5-40(a)(15), Ala.Code 1975, which makes capital the intentional murder of a child under 14 years of age. The jury, by a vote of 10 to 2, recommended that Blackmon be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury's recommendation and sentenced Blackmon to death. This appeal followed.
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