NABERS, Chief Justice.
Stanley Stephens was convicted of the intentional murder of his wife, Annie, and his nine-year-old son, Nicholas. The murder was made capital because two or more persons were murdered by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct. § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975. By a vote of 10-2, the jury in its advisory verdict recommended that Stephens be sentenced to death. The trial court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced...
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