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    Michael Jerome Lewis - Alabama Death Row




    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.

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    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

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    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

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    Case has been remanded to the trial court.

    https://cases.justia.com/alabama/cou...?ts=1521228611

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    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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