Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama December 16, 2016, CR–10–1910 (Russell v. State)

WELCH, Judge.

Ryan Gerald Russell was convicted of murder made capital because the victim was less than 14 years old. See § 13A-5-40(a)(15), Ala. Code 1975. During the penalty phase of the trial, the foreperson of the jury submitted to the court a verdict form reflecting that, by a unanimous vote, the jurors found that the State had proven beyond a reasonable doubt the aggravating circumstance