answered few questions. The jury does this without having specific knowledge of any other capital-murder cases. I went in the room to check on the boys. Scott cites Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 367, 108 S.Ct. [U]nder Rule 702 qualification should continue to be defined broadly, so that one may gain an expertise through practical experience as well as through formal training or education. Counsel for petitioner challenged the venireman for cause, stating, He is the brother of perhaps the most material witness in the entire case. The trial judge denied the challenge. This disjunctive terminology shows unmistakably that Rule 404(b) reaches conduct which is neither criminal nor unlawful so long as the conduct is probative of, and revelatory as to, a permitted purpose.. WebDirector of Neurophysiology Michelle R. Christie, M.D., received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and doctorate from the University of Texas Health In other words, this particular murder fit the definition of three different ways the Alabama legislature has set out to be bad enough to justify capital murder. Evidence was also presented indicating that two fires had occurred at the Scotts' previous residence on Steel Frame Road in 2006 and that as a result of the second fire the Scotts had received over $185,000 in insurance monies. Unlike Moreland, the State in the case sub judice never introduced evidence showing directly or by inference that the first fire on November 2, 1981, was the result of criminal activity. (R. 404.2K Followers. The sentencing judge had the opportunity to view the family members as they testified in the penalty phasean opportunity that this Court lacksand he specifically found that the family members believed that Scott was innocent of the charges. But we think the Due Process Clause requires a different result when we deal with the failure of the State to preserve evidentiary material of which no more can be said than that it could have been subjected to tests, the results of which might have exonerated the defendant. WebMichael Christie Public Records for Michael Christie Found We found 360 entries for Michael Christie in the United States. See Stewart v. State, 398 So.2d 369, 375 (Ala.Cr.App. ]: I would have to give them the death. Husband testifies for woman accused of The circuit court allowed the statement to be received into evidence over Scott's objection. Although we do not condone noncompliance with discovery rules, not every violation requires a new trial. The outlets, he said, that had been removed were put back into place, and two outlets had not been removed from the wall. Scott argues that the circuit court erred in denying her motion for a change of venue because, she says, the community was so saturated with prejudicial pretrial publicity that she was prevented from obtaining a fair and impartial trial. Because a defendant has no right to a perfect jury or a jury of his or her choice, but rather only to an impartial jury, see Ala. Const.1901 6, we find the harmless-error analysis to be the proper method of assuring the recognition of that right. 419, 107 L.Ed.2d 383 (1989); Williams v. State, 710 So.2d 1276 (Ala.Cr.App.1996), aff'd, 710 So.2d 1350 (Ala.1997), cert. (R. 347, 116 L.Ed.2d 286 (1991); United States v. Westerdahl, 727 F.Supp. Not one of these qualities has been exalted over the others, and it has been said that [e]xperience and practical knowledge may qualify one to make technical judgments as readily as formal education. . On redirect examination by the State, the following occurred: [Prosecutor]: Is that something that you notice or something is involved in kinesics when persons leave long periods of silence before answering questions? 998.) And, again, if the fire had started in that box, this would have melted and it would have been consumed. (R. Committing an intentional murder for pecuniary gain is an aggravating circumstance defined in 13A549(6), Ala.Code 1975. Doster v. State, 72 So.3d 50, 7374 (Ala.Crim.App.2010). These are very similar issues to this case in which she had taken out insurance policies the day before the fire on her son, and she also had her house insured with a very large amount of money at the time of which these housesthe house burned down on Signore Drive. Counsel objected and argued that Bray's statement was inadmissible hearsay. Several years later in Ex parte McNair, 653 So.2d 353 (Ala.1994), the Supreme Court limited its holding in Thomas and stated: McNair did not ask to see, and was not denied access to, the prosecutor's notes that had been prepared by law enforcement officials. denied, 506 U.S. 929, 113 S.Ct. We think that this is such a case., Because it focused on the fact that the test results in Gingo were part of the State's case-in-chief, and were necessary to convict the defendants, 605 So.2d at 1240, the Alabama Supreme Court appears to have aligned itself with the materiality and prejudice analysis' advocated by Justice Stevens, several commentators, and a growing minority of other courts that have rejected Youngblood's single bad faith standard. This information has severely prejudiced defendant., (C. In Ex parte Jackson, 33 So.3d 1279 (Ala.2009), the Supreme Court cautioned that before Rule 404(b) evidence may be admitted the evidence must be reasonably necessary to [the State's] case and its probative value must outweigh any prejudicial impact. (R. The Scotts had the same coverage for Noah. Term 1993); People v. Von Villas, 10 Cal.App.4th 201, 13 Cal.Rptr.2d 62 (1992); People v. Wimberly, 5 Cal.App.4th 773, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 152 (1992). [T]he common plan, scheme, or design exception is essentially coextensive with the identity exception, Ex parte Darby, 516 So.2d 786, 789 (Ala.1987), and applies only when identity is actually at issue. Lewis v. State, 889 So.2d 623, 661 (Ala.Crim.App.2003). See Dunning. initially indicated that he thought a person who killed a child should be given the death penalty, upon further questioning C.M. because, she says, there was no meaningful voir dire conducted on those jurors. (R. [Deputy Edwards]: They're trying to think of. But compare United States v. White, 766 F.Supp. The appellant contends in his brief that he was never charged with the two earlier fires, that no one saw him set them, and therefore that they should not have been allowed into evidence. Therefore, the findings reflected in the jury's verdict alone exposed Waldrop to a range of punishment that had as its maximum the death penalty. The jury may have taken that into consideration in its recommendation. And my question to you is, after we talked today, and I know what your feelings are, but after we talked today, assuming that this defendant is found guilty of capital murder, could you sit on this jury and listen to the judge's instructions and despite your feelings, could you weigh those aggravating circumstances we talked about and the mitigating circumstances and in this case where there was the death of a child come up with a decision, possibly after weighing those, come up with a decision of life without parole? 2528, 2532, 81 L.Ed.2d 413 (1984),] that [w]henever potentially exculpatory evidence is permanently lost, courts face the treacherous task of divining the import of materials whose contents are unknown and, very often, disputed. Part of it stems from our unwillingness to read the fundamental fairness requirement of the Due Process Clause, see Lisenba v. California, 314 U.S. 219, 236, 62 S.Ct. also responded that he had no confidence in the Russellville Police Department. Evid., provides that evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. (Emphasis added.) The United States Supreme Court held that unless a criminal defendant can show bad faith on the part of the police, failure to preserve potentially useful evidence does not constitute a denial of due process of law. 488 U.S. at 58, 109 S.Ct. Deference to trial court findings on the issue of discriminatory intent makes particular sense in this context because, as we noted in Batson, the finding will largely turn on evaluation of credibility 476 U.S., at 98, n. 21. 482, 115 So.2d 667 (1959) (recognizing that the identity exception is applicable only where both the prior crime and the charged offense were committed in the same special or peculiar manner).. Another witness testified that after the fire, Scott told him she did not know how she could be so unluckythat she had had three house fires in two years and that God was punishing her for not wanting to raise Mason, an autistic child. The burden of showing actual prejudice or community saturation with prejudicial publicity lies with the appellant. Alabama courts have recognized that an individual might qualify as an expert based on study, practice, experience, or observation. In addition, the fact that a witness has previously testified as an expert may be relevant in determining his qualifications. The circuit court held that based on the Supreme Court's opinion in Carruth v. Pittway Corps, 643 So.2d 1340 (Ala.1994), Munger was a qualified expert in fire science and technology and that Scott could attack Munger's credentials on cross-examination. The Hammond court concluded that it would continue to rely on the following three-part analysis pursuant to the due process requirements of the Delaware Constitution, 569 A.2d at 87: [I]f the duty to preserve evidence has been breached, a Delaware court must consider (1) the degree of negligence or bad faith involved; (2) the importance of the missing evidence, considering the probative value and reliability of secondary or substitute evidence that remains available; and (3) the sufficiency of the other evidence used at trial to sustain conviction. . Scott next argues that she was precluded from presenting her defense because, she says, the State lost crucial evidencetwo electrical outlets removed from Mason's bedroom. Thus, the requested instruction was more stringent than Alabama law. First, Scott argues that evidence of the two 2006 fires was not admissible because, she says, the State failed to establish sufficient evidence of Scott's connection to the fires. Duren v. State, 590 So.2d 360, 364 (Ala.Cr.App.1990), aff'd, 590 So.2d 369 (Ala.1991), cert. Faircloth v. State, 471 So.2d 485 (Ala.Crim.App.1984), aff'd, 471 So.2d 493 (Ala.1985). Powe v. State, 597 So.2d 721, 724 (Ala.1991). Scott next asserts that the prosecutor made improper victim-impact statements in his closing arguments in the guilt phase of Scott's trial that were immaterial to any issue of guilt and that amounted to error. Also, at 1:04 a.m. on the morning of August 16, 2008, the computer showed that a user accessed the site boaterexam.com. See Bethea, supra. In contrast to the flat bad faith requirement of Youngblood, some commentators and a growing minority of appellate courts have proposed that trial judges dealing with lost or destroyed evidence focus not only on the culpability of the police but also on the materiality of the [lost] evidence the type of evidence and the impact it could have had at trial. Note, 76 Va.L.Rev. See also McCray, supra; Phillips v. State, 65 So.3d 971 (Ala.Crim.App.2010). First, it must be shown that one or more jurors who decided the case entertained an opinion, before hearing the evidence adduced at trial, that the defendant was guilty. denied, 481 U.S. 1033, 107 S.Ct. Web20172019. She diagnosed Mason with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD); and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). See 13A553, Ala.Code 1975. The Court: Either side? Draper v. State, 886 So.2d 105, 120 (Ala.Crim.App.2002), quoting Averette v. State, 469 So.2d 1371, 137374 (Ala.Crim.App.1985). [S.S.]: The only reason I'm saying that is I have had discussions with his family as to what he may or may not know. WebChristie Michelle Scott is on Alabama Death Row for the murder of her child. Merely because an accused proffers evidence of a mitigating circumstance does not require the judge or the jury to find the existence of that fact. Harrell v. State, 470 So.2d 1303, 1308 (Ala.Crim.App.1984). Both of Scott's experts testified that the fire originated in the television cabinet and not near or around outlet number 3. Comments made by the prosecutor must be evaluated in the context of the whole trial. Here, the 2006 fires occurred in Scott's house, the house was heavily insured at the time of the fires, Scott had increased the insurance on the house within months of the fires, Scott and her husband collected approximately in $185,000 in insurance as a result of the second fire, and Scott was the last person to leave the house before each fire. In Briggs v. State, 549 So.2d 155 (Ala.Crim.App.1989), the defendant was convicted of arson and argued on appeal that the circuit court erred in admitting evidence of two earlier fires for which he had never been charged. Such evidence is often of a negative character; that is, the criminal agency is shown by the absence of circumstances, conditions, and surroundings indicating that the fire resulted from an accidental cause. When he examined the scene, he said, outlet number 1 could not be located, but the electrical receptacle for that outlet was still in the wall. The Court: Right. Scott next argues that the circuit court erred in allowing evidence of how Scott treated Mason. See Madison v. State, supra, at 100.. 1260. More recently, the United States Supreme Court revisited Mills in Smith v. Spisak, 558 U.S. 139, 130 S.Ct. Willis v. State, 447 So.2d 199 (Ala.Cr.App.1983); Thomas v. State. David Swindall, a claims supervisor with Farmer's Insurance, testified that after the August 2008 fire his company settled with the Scotts on their homeowner's policy and paid them $188,000 for the dwelling, $60,000 for its contents, and $5,500 for living expenses. Specifically, Scott challenges the third paragraph emphasized in the circuit court's sentencing order. The Court has weighed the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating circumstances. It could be, yes. She said that she retrieved some jewelry out of Scott's home about one week after the fire. A party who has brought out evidence on a certain subject has no valid complaint as to the trial court's action in allowing his opponent or adversary to introduce evidence on the same subject. Hubbard v. State, 471 So.2d 497, 499 (Ala.Crim.App.1984) (quoting Brown v. State, 392 So.2d 1248, 1260 (Ala.Crim.App.1980), cert. Because we hold that there was no error in regard to the remaining challenged jurors, we hold that any error in failing to grant Scott's challenge for cause of juror K.B. What'swhat have you done to my babies? (R. [T]he probative value of the evidence of other offenses must also be balanced against its prejudicial nature to determine its admissibility. 2374.). 874.) It cited a number of cases with multiple victimsall of which involved fewer than six victimsin which the trial courts overrode the juries' recommendations for life in prison without the possibility of parole. Knop v. McCain, 561 So.2d 229, 234 (Ala.1989). Accordingly, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying Scott's motions for a change of venue. Scott specifically challenges the emphasized portion of the circuit court's sentencing order. And the instructions repeatedly told the jury to conside[r] all of the relevant evidence. Id., at 2974. ; Williams; Haney v. State, 603 So.2d 368, 39192 (Ala.Cr.App.1991), aff'd, 603 So.2d 412 (Ala.1992), cert. indicated that he could follow the law and consider the mitigating evidence. [J.M. The prosecution was entitled, on redirect, to further explore matters elicited during cross-examination by defense counsel. Mangione v. State, 740 So.2d 444, 455 (Ala.Crim.App.1998). Thornton's testimony. WebView the profiles of people named Christie Scott. Cpt. Moreover, When an ex parte communication relates to some aspect of the trial, the trial judge generally should disclose the communications to counsel for all parties. Rushen v. Spain, 464 U.S. 114, 119, 104 S.Ct. The circuit court concluded by stating that it gave heavy weight to the jury's recommendation. Steve Thornton testified that he was present when the outlets were removed from Mason's bedroom. Pretty set in it. WebChristie Michelle Scott is on Alabama Death Row for the murder of her child. Though C.M. Where is my grandbabies? (R. for cause because, she says, L.H. Other evidence indicated that, although the appellant was not living in the house at the time of the second fire, he still had a key to the dwelling. Ex parte Tiller, 796 So.2d 310, 312 (Ala.2001). 1758, 90 L.Ed.2d 137 (1986). WebChristie Michelle Scott Women On Death Row. As the trial court pointed out, when compared with the fact of similar cases, a task the jury could not undertake, the only disproportionate sentence in this case would be to sentence Harris to life without parole instead of death. . All right. Outlet number 5 had a power cord that led to the television. Munger testified that his firm is often retained to do an origin and cause analysis of a fire, that since 1984 he has been on the adjunct faculty for the National Fire Academy, that he taught and developed courses in fire prevention and fire investigation, that he had done some instructional work for the Alabama Fire College, that from 1980 through 1985 he was a deputy fire marshal in Montgomery and was responsible for 11 counties, that prior to becoming a fire marshal he had been a firefighter in the City of Cullman for three years, that he had taken specialty classes from the National Fire Academy, that he had attended seminars in fire investigation, that he has attended numerous classes sponsored by the National Fire Academy, that he had attended training seminars sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, that he had attended classes sponsored by the International Association of Arson Investigators, that his doctoral dissertation was on residential smoke alarms, that he is member of the National Fire Protection Association and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, that he had been qualified as expert in fire protection or fire causes in several hundred cases, that he had received various professional awards for his work, that he had published articles on the subject of fire prevention and investigation, and that he had been certified as an expert by the Alabama Supreme Court. What have you done to my babies? (R. The question of whether the statement is spontaneous in a given case is to be decided upon the facts and circumstances of that case, and such determination is a question for the trial court. O'Cain v. State, 586 So.2d 34, 38 (Ala.Crim.App.1991). Scott gave the following account of the events of August 16: I went back to watch TV. 1891.) The jury had already spent over four weeks hearing testimony in this case. Those jurors who indicated that they thought Scott was guilty said during voir dire examination that they either did not understand the question or the court system and that they could follow the court's instructions. Michael Haynes with the State Fire Marshal's Office testified that there was no indication that any hydrocarbon accelerant had been used. (R. See 13A551(1), Ala.Code 1975. denied, 464 U.S. 1047, 104 S.Ct. According to court documents Scott set fire to her home that would kill her six year old autistic son. He testified that when Scott's father, Donald Bray, arrived Bray broke down and said to Scott: What have you done? (R. The presumptive prejudice standard is rarely applicable, and is reserved for only extreme situations. Coleman v. Kemp, 778 F.2d at 1537. Sneed v. State, 1 So.3d 104, 14344 (Ala.Crim.App.2007). I don't want him here. (R. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. (R. Briggs argued on appeal that the prior fires were not admissible because he was never charged with those fires, that he was not seen starting those fires, and that the evidence was admitted only to show his propensity to commit the charged arson. In Lockhart v. McCree, 476 U.S. 162, 106 S.Ct. Scott moved that juror C.M. 2031, 44 L.Ed.2d 589 (1975); Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U.S. 717, 81 S.Ct. The following occurred: The Court: [J.M.] In the typical challenge inquiry, the decisive question will be whether counsel's race-neutral explanation for a peremptory challenge should be believed. 358.). The next year in Ex parte Carroll, the Alabama Supreme Court considered the validity of a death sentence after the jury had recommended, by a vote of 10 to 2, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Second, these jurors, it must be determined, could not have laid aside these preformed opinions and render[ed] a verdict based on the evidence presented in court. Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U.S. at 723, 81 S.Ct. Nothing about these words implies that the other acts' to which Rule 404(b) refers must be bad. Indeed, to read the Rule as such violate[s] the cardinal principle of statutory interpretation that courts must give effect, if possible, to every clause and word of a statute. Triestman v. United States, 124 F.3d 361, 375 (2d Cir.1997) (quoting United States v. Menasche, 348 U.S. 528, 53839, 75 S.Ct. Thornton further testified that outlet number 2, the outlet behind Noah's bed, was never removed from the wall because it was melted out; this outlet was photographed. Scott further asserted that she was not alleging, at that time, any bad faith on the part of the State. 877.). 76 Va.L.Rev. Dr. Raphael A. Franco, Jr., an electrical engineer, testified that he was asked to examine the scene and to determine whether the fire was electrical in origin. [Deputy Edwards]: With the long pauses, again, with truthful answers, they come pretty quick. Anna Kay Greenhill, a hair stylist at Hello Gorgeous, testified that she had seen Scott angry at Mason, that she had seen Scott whoop Mason on his legs and arms, and that she had heard Scott yell at Mason. The Supreme Court found that Carroll's lack of a significant criminal history, the victim's family requests to spare Carroll's life, and the jury's 10 to 2 recommendation tip [ed] the scales in favor of a sentence of life imprisonment. Presumably, such jurors would have been struck by GM through the exercise of its peremptory challenges had the full arsenal of such challenges been available against jurors who remained after correct rulings on the challenges for cause. [L.H. We don't have any eyewitnesses that can show you how much pain he went through and what kind of horror he went through as he was leaned up against that bedpost and that fire in that room and that smoke and those gases. WebScott Christie, Ph.D. When the State's expert came to the scene, the outlet was retrieved and placed in its original location. This Court may take appropriate action when the error has or probably has adversely affected the substantial rights of the appellant. Rule 45A, Ala. R.App. (C. See also, Eslava v. State, 473 So.2d 1143, 1146 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). 2588.). Motive has been described as that state of mind which works to supply the reason that nudges the will and prods the mind to indulge the criminal intent. [Charles Gamble, Character Evidence: A Comprehensive Approach 42 (1987). The record shows that after voir dire of K.B., defense counsel made the following motion: [A]lthough [K.B.] Rule 803(2), Ala. R. To fall within the scope of Rule 404(b), an act need not be criminal so long as it tends to impugn a defendant's character. United States v. Rawle, 845 F.2d 1244, 1247 (4th Cir.1988). Killing your own child for money by burning him alive is too much to overcome. The circuit court complied with Alabama law by setting out its reasons for declining to follow the jury's recommendation. Williams v. State, 710 So.2d 1276 (Ala.Cr.App.1996). 1364, 113 L.Ed.2d 411 (1991); Georgia v. McCollum, 505 U.S. 42, 112 S.Ct. See Rule 45A, Ala. R.App. [T]he determination of whether or not to grant a motion for change of venue is generally left to the sound discretion of the trial judge because he has the best opportunity to assess any prejudicial publicity against the defendant and any prejudicial feeling against the defendant in the community which would make it difficult for the defendant to receive a fair and impartial trial.. Accord, Donahoo v. State, 505 So.2d 1067 (Ala.Cr.App.1986). In my room I had turned the light on over the toilet for Noah Riley. It should set off bells and whistles to investigators. Section 1216150(7), Ala.Code 1975, states that a juror should be removed for cause if he has a fixed opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant which would bias his verdict.. was harmless. You ask a question, they answer right away. The imposition of sanctions upon noncompliance with a court's discovery order is within the sound discretion of the court. Scott asserts that the admission of this evidence violated Rule 404(b), Ala. R. Evid. denied, 368 So.2d 877 (Ala.1979). 844, 83 L.Ed.2d 841 (1985), is considered to be impartial even though it may be more conviction prone than a non-death-qualified jury. Cpt. Ninety percent is a very high [carbon monoxide] level. However, B.H. Witnesses testified that Scott had been cruel to Mason in public, the last time being on the morning of the fire when Scott took Mason to school where she spoke harshly to him and pushed him. ); Goff v. State, 14 So.3d 625, 665 (Miss.2009) (Goff's claim that Mississippi method of inflicting death by lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment was dispositively rejected in favor of the State by the United States Supreme Court's holding in Baze v. Rees and by this Court's holding in Bennett v. State [, 990 So.2d 155 (Miss.2008) ].); O'Kelley v. State, 284 Ga. 758, 770, 670 S.E.2d 388, 399 (2008) ([W]e conclude that O'Kelley failed to meet the standard as enunciated by the United States Supreme Court for finding a state's lethal injection procedures cruel and unusual, in that he has not demonstrated that Georgia's procedures create a substantial risk of serious harm. ). Juror S.S. indicated that she could follow the law and the evidence. He further testified that Scott failed to indicate in her policy application that Mason had health problems or that medication had been prescribed for his condition. While the jury's recommendation concerning sentence shall be given consideration, it is not binding upon the court.. I looked out in the hallway, which was covered in smoke. WebScott testified that after waking to discover her house was on fire, she attempted to rescue Mason, who was sleeping in his bedroom down the hall, but was turned back by thick Is that not what you said? 2654.) 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