Facts of the Crime:
Lewis was sentenced to die in 2003 for the beating and shooting death of Timothy John Kaye at a mobile home in Houston County on April 25, 1997.
Facts of the Crime:
Lewis was sentenced to die in 2003 for the beating and shooting death of Timothy John Kaye at a mobile home in Houston County on April 25, 1997.
May 29, 2009
Alabama Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Michael Lewis in Houston County slaying
MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a kidnapping and murder in Houston County.
The court issued a 7-0 ruling today rejecting Michael Jerome Lewis' challenge to his death sentence for his capital murder conviction.
Lewis was convicted in the beating and shooting death of Timothy John Kaye at a mobile home in Houston County on April 25, 1997.
In his appeal, Lewis said his trial judge erred when he didn't instruct the jury about "residual doubt" in the penalty phase of the trial. Residual doubt is the absence of absolute certainty of guilt. The Supreme Court said residual doubt is not a mitigating circumstance in capital murder cases.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/05/...t_upholds.html
No. 09-6186 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:
Michael Jerome Lewis, Petitioner
v.
Alabama
Docketed: September 1, 2009
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Alabama
Case Nos.: (1070647)
Decision Date: May 29, 2009
~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 26 2009 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2009)
Oct 1 2009 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 2, 2009.
Nov 2 2009 Brief of respondent Alabama in opposition filed.
Nov 18 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 4, 2009.
Dec 7 2009 Petition DENIED.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.a...es/09-6186.htm
Case has been remanded to the trial court.
https://cases.justia.com/alabama/cou...?ts=1521228611
On September 7, 2021, Lewis filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/al...1cv00595/76341
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