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Roy Perkins Alabama Death Row

Roy Perkins was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for the kidnapping and murder of a woman. According to court documents Roy Perkins, who was a convicted sex offender, would kidnap the woman and would later shoot her in the chest. The woman was able to get to help however she would die en route to the hospital. Roy Perkins would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death

Roy Perkins 2021 Information

Inmate:	PERKINS, ROY EDWARD
AIS:	0000Z564

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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“On August 9, 1990, in north Tuscaloosa County, [Perkins] came to the residence of Cathy Gilliam, who was there alone except for her daughter. [Perkins], who was identified at trial, kidnapped the victim, Cathy Gilliam, with a handgun while victim’s daughter watched. [Perkins] then drove away with the victim, and the daughter called for help.

“About an hour later, [Gilliam] showed up at Maudeen Hoods’ residence, stating she’d been shot, was dying and needed help. Ms. Hood called the authorities. [State Trooper Eldon] Willingham got information on the suspect, his vehicle and direction of travel from [Gilliam]. He noted that [Gilliam] had been shot in the chest but not through the front of her shirt. The evidence was that [Gilliam] also did not have gunpowder stippling on her shirt. [Gilliam] was taken to a hospital but died before getting there. The bullet wound had an exit point just to the right of center on her back. [Gilliam] also had a stab wound near her clavicle and a broken bone in her neck.

“Chief Deputy Butch Hopson of Fayette, Alabama, on August 8, 1990, heard about a shooting or kidnapping by [Perkins] or someone fitting his description, over his radio. He was driving toward Tuscaloosa County and saw [Perkins], whom he recognized, coming toward him in a truck. He turned around and went after [Perkins], who drove to a road and abandoned the truck. The truck had been missing from its owner along with a long rifle and a .357 Magnum caliber handgun. The truck was abandoned less than a mile from [Perkins’s] mother’s house.

“[Perkins] was captured a few days later in the woods after a big manhunt. It was later learned that [Perkins] had gone to Darlene Hall’s house, which was near [Gilliam’s] house, just before going to [Gilliam’s] house. Ms. Hall got suspicious of [Perkins], who asked to use her phone, and had seen his picture in the newspaper as a suspected rapist. She ran him off with an unloaded rifle. [Perkins] left in a truck.

“[Perkins] had been in prison for rape, second degree, and was out on parole. About August 1, 1990, he had asked his cousin, [B.P.], to help him. [Perkins] drove her to a block building near his mother’s house. [Perkins] pulled a knife on her and forced her to have sexual intercourse with him. She was able to escape eventually. About August 6, 1990, [D.W.] was grabbed by [Perkins] and taken to the same block building at knifepoint and forced to have repetitive sexual intercourse and sodomy with [Perkins]. Her hands were tied during the sexual attacks.

“At trial, evidence proved beyond a reasonable doubt that [Perkins] kidnapped [Gilliam] with intent to violate her sexually or to inflict physical injury on her and that, during this kidnapping, [Perkins] intentionally caused [Gilliam’s] death by shooting her with a gun, specifically a .357 magnum caliber handgun.”

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1615208.html

Casey McWhorter Alabama Death Row

Casey McWhorter was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for a murder committed during a robbery. According to court documents Casey McWhorter and two teenage accomplices, including the son of the victim, would ambush the victim and murder him before robbing the home. Casey McWhorter would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

Casey McWhorter 2021 Information

Inmate:	MCWHORTER, CASEY A
AIS:	0000Z562

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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“The court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that approximately three weeks before February 18, 1993, the 18-year-old Casey McWhorter conspired with 15 and 16 year old codefendants (the 15-year-old codefendant being the son of the victim) to kill the victim in order to rob him of a substantial sum of money and to obtain other property from his home. This conspiracy was discussed from time to time until February 18, 1993. On that date a fourth party, who was aware of the plot, dropped Casey McWhorter and the 16-year-old codefendant off on a highway a few blocks from the victim’s home at about 3:00 p.m. The fourth party and the 15-year-old son of the victim rode around until they met the defendant and the other codefendant at a pre-arranged spot at 8:00 o’clock that evening.

“Casey McWhorter and the 16-year-old proceeded on foot to the victim’s home and let themselves in the unlocked empty house. They knew that the victim was not expected home for approximately three to four hours. They spent this three-to four-hour period of time in the home going through it, gathering up various items that they wanted to keep and making silencers for two .22 rifles which were there in the home. One silencer was made out of a plastic jug and filled with napkins and attached to the rifle by duct tape. The other was made by wrapping a pillow around the barrel of the second rifle and holding it in place with duct tape and electrical wire. The rifles were ‘test-fired’ into a mattress to see if the silencers were accomplishing the desired effect.

When the victim arrived home, he first saw the 16-year-old, grabbed the rifle he was holding and began to struggle over it. At that point, the Casey McWhorter fired the first shot into the victim’s body. Between the two conspirators on the scene, the victim was shot at least 11 times. After the victim was down on the floor, the defendant fired at least one more round into his head to assure that he was dead. They took his wallet and various other items from the home and left in the victim’s pickup truck. They met the other two parties at the pre-arranged spot, took the victim’s truck out into the woods and stripped it. The spoils were divided between the four individuals. The toxicologist testified that the victim died of multiple gunshot wounds, there being 11 entrance wounds and 2 exit wounds. The aorta and another major blood vessel were pierced, causing approximately half a gallon of blood to accumulate in the chest cavity and at least one bullet was removed from the brain.

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1474353.html

David Roberts Alabama Death Row

David Roberts was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for a murder committed during a robbery. According to court documents David Roberts would murder the victim while she lay sleeping on a couch before robbing the home and setting it on fire. David Roberts would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

David Roberts 2021 Information

Inmate:	ROBERTS, DAVID LEE
AIS:	0000Z560

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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Roberts had been a houseguest of Wendell Satterfield. On April 22, 1992, Satterfield’s girlfriend, Annetra Jones, was sleeping on a couch in Satterfield’s den. Roberts left his job and went to Satterfield’s residence around noon on that day. He packed his belongings, stole money from the victim’s wallet, and shot her three times in the head with a .22 caliber rifle while she slept. Jones died within seconds. Roberts poured flammable liquid on her body and on the floor in the den, then set fire to a piece of paper he had placed under the couch. In the bedroom in which Roberts had stayed, which was in the basement of Satterfield’s house, Roberts set another fire, causing major damage to the room and sending smoke throughout the house. Roberts left the house, taking with him a variety of items, such as the murder weapon and other guns. He hid this evidence, but later led the police to the hiding place.

Law enforcement authorities questioned Roberts and he gave several statements. He admitted shooting Jones and setting Satterfield’s house on fire. In his last statement, Roberts said that he had set the house on fire to get back at Satterfield for threatening his parents; he said that he did not know that Jones would be at the house and he did not know why he shot her.

At the sentencing hearing before the jury, the State presented evidence that Roberts had previously been convicted of second degree burglary and first degree theft, and that he had been on parole for less than two months when he committed this crime. Roberts’s brother, Terry, and his mother, Brenda, testified that Roberts was nervous, slept poorly, and had a history of drug abuse. Terry Roberts also testified that two days before the murder, Satterfield made what could be construed as a threat against their father.

At the sentence hearing before the court, Roberts testified that he was sorry about what had happened. He stated that an “older individual” had threatened to kill his parents, that the pressure had built up over time, that he had no one to turn to for help, and that he did what he thought he needed to do at the time. He also testified that the “older individual” told him to burn the house and to shoot Annetra Jones.

After considering the evidence and the jury’s sentencing recommendation, the trial court weighed the aggravating and mitigating circumstances and sentenced Roberts to death.

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-court-of-criminal-appeals/1241470.html

Alonzo Burgess Alabama Death Row

Alonzo Burgess was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for a triple murder. According to court documents Alonzo Burgess would go to the home of his ex girlfriend and would murder her and her two children who were all beaten to death with a metal bar. Alonzo Burgess would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

Alonzo Burgess 2021 Information

Inmate:	BURGESS, ALONZO LYDELL
AIS:	0000Z559

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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An Alabama death row inmate is entitled to a hearing to determine whether he is mentally retarded and not eligible for execution, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a federal court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on whether Alonzo Lydell Burgess is mentally retarded.

The lower court had denied Burgess’ claim that he is mentally retarded and that his execution is barred.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2002, in the case Atkins vs. Virginia, that execution of the mentally retarded violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

Burgess, 46, was convicted in 1994 of capital murder for the murders of his girlfriend, Sheila Nnodimele, 31, of Colbert County, and two of her children, Latoria Long, 14, and Alexis Nnodimele, 8. Evidence showed he beat the victims with part of a car jack. The jury recommended a sentence of life without parole by a vote of 8-4, but the judge sentenced Burgess to death.

The issue of Burgess’ mental capacity came up during his trial.

A neuropsychologist testified for the defense during the penalty phase of the trial that he conducted no intelligence testing on Burgess but had read reports from one defense expert and one state expert who found that Burgess was on the borderline of retardation. The state expert had not done a test but had estimated Burgess’ IQ in the range of 70 to 80.

In 2000, Burgess argued that his defense counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate and present evidence about his mental health. Burgess asked the state trial court for funds to hire an expert to evaluate his mental health and to give experts access to examine him in prison. The state trial court denied the requests.

The state court held an evidentiary hearing in 2002, four months before the Supreme Court issued its decision in the Atkins case. Burgess presented no evidence of his mental retardation claim because the state had denied his request for expert help, according to the federal appeals court ruling.

After the Atkins ruling, Burgess appealed again. This time the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals said there was nothing in the record indicating that Burgess met the definition of mentally retarded. The Alabama Supreme Court has defined retardation as having an IQ of 70 or below with substantial behavior deficits.

Burgess appealed to the federal district court and submitted an affidavit from a neuropsychologist who had tested Burgess and concluded “to a reasonable degree of psychological certainty” that Burgess was retarded.

The federal court refused to consider the affidavit or to grant Atkins a hearing. It also found that the state court’s determination that Burgess was not mentally retarded was not unreasonable based on the evidence.

In its ruling, issued July 30, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed. It found that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals erred in determining that Burgess was not mentally retarded based only on the court record, noting that the state’s expert had “estimated” Burgess’ IQ in the 70 to 80 range.

“When the record provides both realistic indications that a defendant might be mentally retarded and no concrete, verifiable IQ score, it is an unreasonable determination of the facts for the court to rely instead on an ‘estimate’ and equivocal statements to find as a fact that the defendant has an IQ between 70 and 80,” the court ruled.

“We hold that the state court’s determination that Burgess is not mentally retarded is an unreasonable determination of fact because it was based upon a combination of erroneous factual findings directly contradicted by the record and a record that was insufficient to support its conclusions,” the ruling states.

https://www.al.com/wire/2013/08/alabama_death_row_hearing_enti.html

Jimmy Davis Alabama Death Row

Jimmy Davis was sentenced to death by the State of Alabama for the murder of a store clerk during a robbery. According to court documents Jimmy Davis would shoot and kill a gas station clerk during a robbery. Jimmy Davis and a juvenile were arrested. The juvenile was sentenced to ten years in prison and Jimmy Davis was sentenced to death.

Jimmy Davis 2021 Information

Inmate:	DAVIS, JIMMY
AIS:	0000Z557

Institution:	HOLMAN PRISON

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Terrance Phillips, a 16-year-old black male, was charged in connection with the robbery and killing of Johnny Hazel. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery of the Direct Oil and received a ten-year sentence. At the time of this trial, he testified he had been released on bond and had applied for probation. On March 17, 1993, Phillips attended high school and around 5:00 p.m., met the defendant, Jimmy Davis, and his cousin, Alphonso Phillips, at the Carver Recreation Center. The three males left Carver Center and walked to the Direct Oil Station at 20th and Noble Streets. He testified that Jimmy Davis possessed a chrome .25 caliber Raven [brand] pistol with a white handle. Davis stated ‘We’re going to hit Direct Gas Station’ or ‘We’re going to rob Direct Gas Station.’ Plans were discussed in the alley west of Gurnee Avenue. Phillips testified that Davis stated that ‘he had the gun and he was going to draw down on the man.’ Davis would point the gun at the station operator while Alphonso Phillips was to get the cash money. Terrance Phillips was to serve as a look-out. Terrance crossed the intersection of 20th and Noble Street to the North and proceeded up Noble Street as Alphonso Phillips and Jimmy Davis turned South on to the Direct Oil property. Terrance Phillips testified that he abandoned the criminal enterprise and continued walking north toward his house. After about a block’s walk he stated that he heard two or three gunshots; he continued walking to his house at 2307 Moore Avenue. He later left and walked to his grandmother’s home at 1711 Moore Avenue. There he encountered Jimmy Davis and Alphonso Phillips.

“Terrance Phillips stated [that] he asked Davis what had happened and that Davis said he told the attendant (Hazel) ‘Give it up, fuck-n@gger’ and that the attendant smiled or laughed. He (Davis) shot him at least twice and then he (Davis) took off. Terrance Phillips testified that on that night he wore a black coat with a Los Angles Kings emblem on the back; that Alphonso Phillips wore a blue jeans jacket and that Jimmy Davis wore a pair of black cut-off jean shorts and a dark green shirt with a hood on it.” 1

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