Jeffery Day Rieber v. State

MONTIEL, JUDGE Jeffery Day Rieber was indicted for murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery in the first
or second degree, in violation of § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant guilty of
the capital offense as charged in the indictment. Following the sentencing hearing, the jury, by a vote of 7 to 5, recommended
that the appellant be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The trial court declined to accept
the jury's recommendation and sentenced the appellant to death.