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    Floyd Casey Sentenced to LWOP in 2008 AL Slaying of Edward McCrory



    A new indictment charging capital murder the states harshest criminal charge has been handed down against a man awaiting trial in a 2008 killing in Magnolia Springs.

    Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin on Monday granted the states motion to drop charges of murder, first-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary against 20-year-old Floyd Cardale Casey.

    In a motion filed Friday, the state said that an April grand jury in Baldwin County returned the capital murder indictment, superceding the previous charge.

    We determined that a capital murder charge was both the proper charge for a murder during a robbery and burglary, as well as the best avenue to achieve true justice, District Attorney Hallie Dixon said, in part, in a Monday email.

    She said that law enforcement officers and the victims family had provided input on the case.

    Casey and alleged accomplice, Cortez Levance Porter of Foley, are accused in the December 2008 death of Edward Wayne McCrory, 52.

    McCrory was found stabbed and beaten in his mobile home off Baldwin County 49, according to Sheriffs Office investigators. Money, a four-wheeler and a gun had been stolen, records stated.

    Capital murder can be punished by the death penalty.

    There are currently no plans to upgrade the charges against the 21-year-old Porter, according to Dixon.

    He is charged with murder, first-degree theft of property, third-degree burglary and two counts of second-degree theft, records indicate. He remains in the Baldwin County Corrections Center with bail set at $2 million.

    Last month, Casey was also charged with third-degree domestic violence-harassment after hitting his common-law wife and throwing a brick at her car, according to court documents.

    Casey is now being held in jail without bail.

    http://blog.al.com/live/2011/04/susp...ital_murd.html

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    BAY MINETTE — Baldwin County jurors will return to court Tuesday to determine whether to recommend that Floyd Cardale Casey be executed for capital murder in connection with the death of Edward Wayne McCrory.
    Casey, who grew up in Foley and lived in Elberta when arrested, was 18 when McCrory, 52, was found dead in his home near Magnolia Springs in December 2008.
    On Thursday, the six-man, six-woman jury convicted Casey of capital murder and first- and second-theft of property. After a capital murder conviction, the jury hears testimony to determine whether to recommend the two possible sentences, death or life in prison without a chance of parole.
    After a day of testimony Friday, Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin sent the jury home for the weekend with orders to return after Labor Day for deliberation.
    After hearing the jury’s recommendation, Partin will make the final determination on Casey’s sentence.
    During the recommendation hearing Friday, known as the "penalty phase," prosecutors showed photos of bloodstains on the wall of the crime scene, while defense lawyers presented testimony that Casey was a victim of domestic violence as a child and had an IQ of about 73.
    Assistant District Attorney David Matheny said McCrory’s murder was more cruel than most homicides committed in Baldwin County. He said no other victim had been stabbed 11 times and beaten 11 times.
    During prosecution testimony, one woman sitting with McCrory’s family shielded her eyes with her hands when photos were shown of the victim’s bloodstained body slumped over the bathtub where he was found.
    Sgt. Daniel Steelman, an investigator in the case, testified that McCrory’s body was found about 150 feet from where the victim was attacked in his workshop. Matheny said McCrory struggled a distance equal to half the length of a football field before dying.
    Defense lawyer Tom Dasinger said life without parole was a more appropriate punishment for a defendant who was a victim of domestic violence and other tragic circumstances while growing up.
    "We’re not trying to excuse this, not trying to justify it," he told jurors. "You need to take into consideration all the evidence and decide what the penalty should be."
    The defense did not call witnesses to testify during the two-week trail, but presented expert and family witnesses for most of the day Friday.
    The defense presented Foley city court records showing that Floyd Casey Sr. had been convicted of beating his son and chasing him with a car in 2006.
    Joanne Terrell, a social work instructor at the University of Alabama, said Casey and his sister were raised by their grandmother, Maggie Belle Smith, until she died when the defendant was 16.
    Terrell said Casey’s parents had a history of drug and alcohol abuse and that the father had a history of violent behavior toward other family members.
    "The family decided that Brenda Casey (the defendant’s mother) could not protect the children from Floyd, particularly when he was high on crack and had been drinking," she said.
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    Jury recommends death for 2008 murder

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    BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - A Baldwin County jury recommended the death sentence for Floyd Cardale Casey on Tuesday.

    Last week, the jury found 22-year-old Casey guilty of capital murder for the death of Edward Wayne McCrory in December 2008.

    The jury deliberated about two hours before they voted 10-2 in favor of the death penalty. A capital murder conviction carries a potential sentence of death or life in prison without possibility of parole.

    Circuit Court Judge Charles Partin set the sentencing hearing for October 30 at 9 a.m. The judge has the discretion of delivering either sentence.

    “This case was a heavy burden,” Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon said, “on the prosecution team, the defense, the judge and most particularly the jurors. We ask a lot when we ask people to recommend the death penalty, and the decision to seek that penalty is not made lightly.”

    Dixon said the murder was committed “savagely and brutally.”

    “Such a merciless act deserves the harshest punishment available under the law and I am proud of the prosecution team and the jurors for having the courage to mete real justice to this defendant,” she said.

    Assistant District Attorney David Matheny, who prosecuted the case, said the murder at McCrory’s Magnolia Springs home as particularly violent, noting that McCrory, 52, was found dead in his home two days after the attack, with 11 stab wounds and 11 blunt-force wounds from a hammer and a rake handle.

    “Casey showed no mercy to Mr. McCrory during that vicious attack,” Matheny said. “The jurors made the right decision. This kind of act is not acceptable in Baldwin County.”
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    Floyd Casey will have to wait until Friday to learn whether he will live or die.

    A sentencing hearing for Casey, 22, started this morning, but Circuit Judge Charles Partin said he needed more time to decide whether to sentence Casey to death or to life in prison without parole.

    A jury found Casey guilty in August of capital murder in the 2008 killing of Edward McCrory, 52, who lived near Magnolia Springs.

    Cortez Porter also was arrested in McCrory's death. A murder charge still is pending against Porter, who is being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center.

    The jury recommended sentencing Casey to death, but Partin has the option of giving Casey a life sentence.

    Partin decided to recess today's hearing and resume it at 10:30 a.m. Friday after listening to arguments from Assistant District Attorney David Matheny and Casey's attorney, Spencer Davis Jr.

    Casey did not speak during the hearing. He sat quietly in the courtroom as his attorney argued on his behalf.

    Davis asked Casey's eight family members who were at the hearing to stand so the judge could take note of their attendance. They did not testify.

    "If they were to take the stand what they would do would be to ask you to grant mercy to him," Davis told Partin.

    Davis made several arguments during the hearing as to why the court should sentence Casey to life in prison without parole.

    Among the things that Davis asked Partin to consider is that an evaluation of Casey showed he had a mental age of 12 and an IQ of 73.

    "As the court is aware, the cut off for mental retardation in Alabama is an IQ of 70," Davis said. "Mr. Casey is within the margin of error."

    Davis also pointed out that Casey was 18 years old at the time of the crime and been that age for about six months when McCrory was killed.

    He cited case law that says it is "cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible to execute someone under the age of 18."

    "Had this occurred just six months prior, we would not be here having this argument about whether or not the death penalty would be appropriate," Davis said.

    Matheny called the death of McCrory heinous, atrocious and cruel and asked Partin to sentence Casey to death.

    McCrory was attacked Dec. 20, 2008, in his workshop. He was found slumped over a bathtub in his mobile home two days later.

    McCrory was stabbed 11 times. Most of the wounds in his back. He also was hit 11 times, mostly with a hammer.

    "He was attacked savagely and viciously in the back," Matheny said. "There were no defensive wounds to either of the perpetrators."

    Matheny read a letter from McCrory's family during the hearing.

    In the letter, McCrory is described as a loving, non-violent man who will never get to meet two grandchildren who were born after his death.

    "Floyd Casey owes this family a debt that can never be repaid but justice must be served," Matheny read.
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    Floyd Casey will have to wait until Friday to learn whether he will live or die.

    A sentencing hearing for Casey, 22, started this morning, but Circuit Judge Charles Partin said he needed more time to decide whether to sentence Casey to death or to life in prison without parole.

    A jury found Casey guilty in August of capital murder in the 2008 killing of Edward McCrory, 52, who lived near Magnolia Springs.

    Cortez Porter also was arrested in McCrory's death. A murder charge still is pending against Porter, who is being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center.

    The jury recommended sentencing Casey to death, but Partin has the option of giving Casey a life sentence.

    Partin decided to recess today's hearing and resume it at 10:30 a.m. Friday after listening to arguments from Assistant District Attorney David Matheny and Casey's attorney, Spencer Davis Jr.

    Casey did not speak during the hearing. He sat quietly in the courtroom as his attorney argued on his behalf.

    Davis asked Casey's eight family members who were at the hearing to stand so the judge could take note of their attendance. They did not testify.

    "If they were to take the stand what they would do would be to ask you to grant mercy to him," Davis told Partin.

    Davis made several arguments during the hearing as to why the court should sentence Casey to life in prison without parole.

    Among the things that Davis asked Partin to consider is that an evaluation of Casey showed he had a mental age of 12 and an IQ of 73.

    "As the court is aware, the cut off for mental retardation in Alabama is an IQ of 70," Davis said. "Mr. Casey is within the margin of error."

    Davis also pointed out that Casey was 18 years old at the time of the crime and been that age for about six months when McCrory was killed.

    He cited case law that says it is "cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible to execute someone under the age of 18."

    "Had this occurred just six months prior, we would not be here having this argument about whether or not the death penalty would be appropriate," Davis said.

    Matheny called the death of McCrory heinous, atrocious and cruel and asked Partin to sentence Casey to death.

    McCrory was attacked Dec. 20, 2008, in his workshop. He was found slumped over a bathtub in his mobile home two days later.

    McCrory was stabbed 11 times. Most of the wounds in his back. He also was hit 11 times, mostly with a hammer.

    "He was attacked savagely and viciously in the back," Matheny said. "There were no defensive wounds to either of the perpetrators."

    Matheny read a letter from McCrory's family during the hearing.

    In the letter, McCrory is described as a loving, non-violent man who will never get to meet two grandchildren who were born after his death.

    "Floyd Casey owes this family a debt that can never be repaid but justice must be served," Matheny read.
    The Judge in this case is a fuckin bum. He gave Casey LWOP

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    Quote Originally Posted by iMxth3xbossx5000 View Post
    The Judge in this case is a fuckin bum. He gave Casey LWOP
    I'm going to let that one slide since I posted The Onion blurb today!
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    Here is the article..

    Judge sentences man to life in prison in 2008 Baldwin County killing

    A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole today in a 2008 killing in Baldwin County.

    A jury found Floyd Casey, 22, guilty in August of capital murder in the death of Edward McCrory, 52, who lived near Magnolia Springs.

    The jury recommended sentencing Casey to death, but Judge Charles Partin decided to sentence Casey to life.

    Partin listened to arguments earlier this week from the prosecution and defense about whether Casey should be sentenced to life or death. The judge announced his decision this morning.

    McCrory was attacked Dec. 20, 2008, in his workshop. He was found slumped over a bathtub in his mobile home two days later.

    McCrory was stabbed 11 times. Most of the wounds were in his back. He also was hit 11 times, mostly with a hammer.

    Casey's co-defendant, Cortez Porter, testified against Casey during Casey's trial. A murder charge still is pending against Porter.

    http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/judg...o_life_in.html
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