State of Alabama v. Anthony Orr

Mobile, Alabama criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with intentional murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975, attempted murder, a violation of §§ 13A-4-2 and 13A-6-2, Ala. Code 1975 , attempted first- degree assault,[1] a violation of §§ 13A-4-2 and 13A-6-20, Ala. Code 1975, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, a violation of § 13A-11-61, Ala. Code 1975, and his resulting concurrent sentences under the Habitual Felony Offender Act of life imprisonment for his intentional-murder conviction and attempted-murder conviction; 15 years' imprisonment for his attempted-first-degree-assault conviction; and 10 years' imprisonment for his discharging-a-firearm-into-an-occupied-vehicle conviction.



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Legal issue Can a trial court strike jurors for cause based solely on the prosecution's allegations of undisclosed prior criminal records?

Headnote



CRIMINAL LAW. JURY SELECTION. The case assesses whether the trial court erred in striking seven prospective jurors for cause based on unclear evidence of their undisclosed criminal records, addressing whether the defendant preserved this issue for appeal.



CRIMINAL LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS. The case involves whether the State's rebuttal closing argument, allegedly suggesting defense counsel concocted a story for the defendant, amounted to prosecutorial misconduct that infringed the defendant's right to a fair trial.



CRIMINAL LAW. SENTENCING. The case examines the legality of a 10-year sentence for discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle under the Habitual Felony Offender Act, addressing the requirement for the sentence to align with statutory provisions given the defendant's prior convictions.

Key Phrases Intentional murder conviction. Habitual Felony Offender Act. Protection-from-abuse order. Improper closing argument. Illegal sentence.

Affirmed