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- Title: Curtis Lee Henderson v. State
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
- Release Date : January 12, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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McMILLAN, JUDGE The appellant, Curtis Lee Henderson, was charged with intentionally causing the death of Willie Edward Perkins
by shooting him with a pistol, after being hired by Cleveland Turner, Jr., and on an agreement that he be paid $2,000. He
was found guilty of the capital offense as charged in the indictment, in violation of § 13A-5-40(a)(7), Code of
Alabama (1975). The jury returned an advisory verdict recommending punishment by death and, following a separate sentencing
hearing, the trial court sentenced the appellant to death by electrocution. Following the striking of the jury, a hearing was held on the appellant's motion to quash the jury on the grounds that the
prosecution systematically used its peremptory strikes to exclude black individuals from the jury. The record indicates that
the appellant is black. There were fourteen black persons on the striking list and the prosecutor used his first ten strikes
to eliminate black potential jurors. Thereafter he struck two more black persons. Defense counsel struck one black person
who indicated that she felt the death penalty would be appropriate in cases of intentional killing. One black remained on
the jury.