[Defense counsel]: Objection, Your Honor. When reviewing a trial court's instructions, the court's charge must be taken as a whole, and the portions challenged are not to be isolated therefrom or taken out of context, but rather considered together. Self v. State, 620 So.2d 110, 113 (Ala.Cr.App.1992) (quoting Porter v. State, 520 So.2d 235, 237 (Ala.Cr.App.1987)); see also Beard v. State, 612 So.2d 1335 (Ala.Cr.App.1992); Alexander v. State, 601 So.2d 1130 (Ala.Cr.App.1992).. At the time of the fire, Scott and her four-year-old son Noah were sleeping in Scott's bedroom, Mason was in the boys' bedroom, and Jeremy Scott, Scott's husband, was not at home and had been out of town for several weeks. A hostile attitude toward law enforcement or dissatisfaction with the police has also been upheld as a sufficiently race-neutral explanation for the use of a peremptory challenge. Stephens v. State, 580 So.2d 11, 19 (Ala.Crim.App.1990). Scott also testified that she gave Mason a teaspoon of cough medicine the evening before the fire because he was coughing. McClendon v. State, 243 Ala. 218, 8 So.2d 883 (1942). It was in 2004 that a previously unidentified fingerprint recovered from Michelle Schofields abandoned vehicle (in 1987) was matched to convicted killer Jeremy Scott, connecting him to the whole case. [Prosecutor]: Well, I understand that. WebJeremy Scott told jurors Friday in his wife's capital murder trial that she did not start the 2008 fire that killed their 6-year-old son, Mason. If you have any special needs whatsoever whether it's medical or anything, let us know. So based on that preexisting information that you have, then you think that it may affect your ability to be fair and impartial? She prescribed Abilify for his obsessive behavior; Risperdal as a antipsychotic; and Vyvense for his hyperactivity. (R. See also United States v. Terebecki, 692 F.2d 1345, 1348 n. 2 (11th Cir.1982). 3458.). I went back to check on them at 10:00 p.m. Mason was asleep and Noah Riley was not. Under the identity exception to the general exclusionary rule prohibiting the admission of other or collateral crimes as substantive evidence of the guilt of the accused, the prior crime is not relevant to prove identity unless both that and the now-charged crime are signature crimes having the accused's mark and the peculiarly distinctive modus operandi so that they may be said to be the work of the same person. Bighames v. State, 440 So.2d 1231, 1233 (Ala.Crim.App.1983) (emphasis added). denied, 532 U.S. 907, 121 S.Ct. The Court, however, has the ability to learn of other capital-murder cases where the Court ordered the death of the defendant. 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. Therefore, while the trial court, acting without the guidance offered by Carroll, gave serious consideration to the unanimous recommendation of the jury for life [imprisonment] without parole, we are compelled to treat the jury's recommendation as a mitigating circumstance. (R. (R. said during voir dire that she had discussed the case with her husband, that she knew Scott's family, and that she was a tenderhearted person. Because you would be asked and have a responsibility to weigh the mitigating and aggravating circumstances if guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and you couldn't come in with the idea that you're always going to give the death penalty to someone that killed a child. 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.. A check from Alfa had been issued to the Scotts for $25,000 after Mason's death, but Alfa declined to pay the remaining amount because Scott had omitted information concerning Mason's health and his medications on the application for the $50,000 policy. Home Christie Michelle Scott Women on Death Row in United States. 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. 189, 88 L.Ed.2d 157 (1985); Coleman v. Zant, 708 F.2d 541 (11th Cir.1983). We will do anything we can to try to help in that process. (R. See also Baxter v. State, 176 Ga.App. [Prosecutor]:and apply the law to the facts as you see them? 1891.) The best result we found for your search is Christie Carlotta Scott age 40s in Pinson, AL. The circuit court's order sentencing Scott to death, states, in part: The final non-statutory mitigating factor is the jury's recommendation of life without parole. See also McCray v. State, 88 So.3d 1 (Ala.Crim.App.2010); Mitchell v. State, 84 So.3d 968 (Ala.Crim.App.2010); James v. State, 61 So.3d 357 (Ala.Crim.App.2010). In connection with pretrial publicity, there are two situations which mandate a change of venue: 1) when the accused has demonstrated actual prejudice against him on the part of the jurors; 2) when there is presumed prejudice resulting from community saturation with such prejudicial pretrial publicity that no impartial jury can be selected. Youngblood, 488 U.S. at 5758, 109 S.Ct. be removed for cause without stating any basis for the motion. (unpublished memorandum). The trial court erred in denying GM's challenges for cause as to the five veniremembers related to attorneys in this case.. The judge is not required to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt, by clear and convincing evidence, or by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant committed the extrinsic act. State v. Haskins, 104 N.C.App. Christie graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1984. The State gave notice, pursuant to Rule 404(b), Ala. R. answered few questions. 309, 315 n. 17 (W.D.Wis.1991), affirmed, 965 F.2d 473 (7th Cir.1992), cert. The Court: All right. The circuit court found as aggravating circumstances that the murder was committed for pecuniary gain, 13A549(6), Ala.Code 1975, and that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel as compared to other capital murders, 13A549(8), Ala.Code 1975. has held up the conviction and death sentence of a Franklin County woman for killing her 6-year-old son (R. Insurance coverage is relevant evidence of motive. And because of that familial relationship with a brother that's actually one of the key witnesses in the prosecution of this case, we feel this is one of those situations where her challenge for cause is warranted in spite of her answers. Scott moved that juror L.H. 1128.) At trial, the prosecution presented evidence that the victim had identified the accused as his assailant, but it did not introduce any evidence pertaining to the victim's clothing in its case-in-chief. The Alabama Supreme Court in Ex parte Tucker, reversing Tucker's conviction on an unrelated claim, stated: [W]e note that during the qualification of the venire, it was discovered that a potential venireman, Jerry Bradshaw, was the brother of a witness for the State. See Darden v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 168, 106 S.Ct. Also, at 1:04 a.m. on the morning of August 16, 2008, the computer showed that a user accessed the site boaterexam.com. White v. State, 587 So.2d 1218, 1230 (Ala.Crim.App.1990). Conley v. State, 354 So.2d 1172, 1179 (Ala.Cr.App.1977). (R. Scott next argues that the circuit court erred in allowing evidence of how Scott treated Mason. She said that she tried to put in the code six times. James Edwards, a deputy with the State Fire Marshal's Office, testified that he interviewed Scott at the Russellville Fire Department on August 26. WebChristie Michelle Scott was 30 when she murdered her 6-year-old son and committed arson in Russellville, Alabama, on September 16, 2008. [Ex parte Williams, 548 So.2d 518, 520 (Ala.1989) ] In order to establish a proper chain, the State must show to a reasonable probability that the object is in the same condition as, and not substantially different from, its condition at the commencement of the chain. McCray v. State, 548 So.2d 573, 576 (Ala.Crim.App.1988).. I mean, that's just the truth. And it may be a question that we have to come in here and put on the record with everyone present, but you can ask that question. 860 (1919). Relevant evidence means evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Rule 401, Ala. R. Evid. [Defense counsel]: But the question would beand I understand you said it may be emotional, but can you follow the instructions, follow the law or would it be impossible to do that because of your emotions? Brian Shackelford of the Russellville Police Department testified that he arrived minutes after the emergency call, that he kicked open the back door, and that he was only able to make it four or five feet inside the house because of the heat and smoke. To override the jury's recommendation, Ex parte Carroll directs the trial court to try to discern why the jury made their recommendation. The weight to be given [a jury's recommendation of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole] should depend upon the number of jurors recommending a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.' See 12316, Ala.Code 1975. 864. 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. CasesReport No. Thus, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying Scott's motion to strike C.M. WebChristie Michelle Scott is on Alabama Death Row for the murder of her child. be removed for cause, and the following occurred: The Court: That would be denied. [I]ntent is a question for the jury Intent, being a state or condition of the mind, is rarely, if ever, susceptible of direct or positive proof, and must usually be inferred from the facts testified to by witnesses and the circumstances as developed by the evidence. Pumphrey v. State, 156 Ala. 103, 47 So. 852 So.2d at 837. Each of our sister Circuits to consider the issue has concluded that Rule 404(b) extends to non-criminal acts or wrongs, and we now join them.''. Scott further argues that the circuit court erred in allowing testimony of Scott's post-fire conduct which, she says, was irrelevant and prejudicial. 1031, 130 L.Ed.2d 1004 (1995), which upheld 13A547(e), Ala.Code 1975commonly referred to as the judicial-override statuteagainst constitutional attack. Tomlin v. State, 909 So.2d 213, 282 (Ala.Crim.App.2002), rev'd on other grounds, 909 So.2d 283 (Ala.2003). 1297, 122 L.Ed.2d 687 (1993).. This Court has independently weighed the aggravating circumstances and the mitigating circumstances as required by 13A553(b)(2), Ala.Code 1975, and is convinced, as was the circuit court, that death was the appropriate sentence for the horrific murder of six-year-old Mason. See Lowenfield v. Phelps, 484 U.S. 231, 24146, 108 S.Ct. The Alabama Supreme Court in Ex parte Belisle held that Alabama's method of imposing death by lethal injection, a three-drug protocol, did not violate the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 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. 2273, 101 L.Ed.2d 80 (1988) ], [United States v.] MartinezSalazar, [528 U.S. 304 (2000),] Bethea [v. Springhill Memorial Hospital, 833 So.2d 1 (Ala.2002),] and Turner [v. State, 160 Ala. 55, 49 So. 1419, 128 L.Ed.2d 89 (1994). See also Ex parte Woodall, 730 So.2d 652 (Ala.1998). Evid., this Court has stated: The basis for the evidentiary rule excluding evidence of the accused's commission of crimes not charged in the indictment lies in the belief that the prejudicial effect of prior crimes will far outweigh any probative value that might be gained from them. [C. Gamble,] McElroy's [Alabama Evidence] at 69.01(1) [ (3d ed.1977) ]. [The defendant] relies on the presumed prejudice standard announced in Rideau, and applied by the United States Supreme Court in Estes and Sheppard. ]: No, I could. Simply because an execution method may result in pain, either by accident or as an inescapable consequence of death, does not establish the sort of objectively intolerable risk of harm that qualifies as cruel and unusual. Baze, [553 U.S. at 50], 128 S.Ct. WebWordl addict. 344, 34849, 570 N.E.2d 820, 82425, appeal denied, 141 Ill.2d 556, 162 Ill.Dec. More significantly, the trial judge instructed the jury: If you find that the State has allowed to be destroyed or lost any evidence whose content or quality are in issue, you may infer that the true fact is against the State's interest. As a result, the uncertainty as to what the evidence might have proved was turned to the defendant's advantage. The crucial inquiry is whether the veniremen could follow the court's instructions and obey his oath, notwithstanding his views on capital punishment. McNabb v. State, 887 So.2d 929, 944 (Ala.Crim.App.2001), quoting other cases.. for cause. Melissa Lucios Daughter Death May Have Been Accidental. More than 70 witnesses testified for that, and the death case in chief B.H. He works in Charleston, SC and 2 other locations and specializes in Neurology and Psychiatry. When she came to the door, I handed Noah Riley to her, told her to dial 911 that the house was on fire. See Rule 45A, Ala. R.App. In a prosecution for murder, evidence of former acts of hostility between the accused and the victim are admissible as tending to show malice, intent, and ill will on the part of the accused. The characteristic was parricide, and the purpose of her mother was to collect the insurance money. I yelled to her that Mason was still in the house as I headed back to the house. 877.). [T]he harmless error rule does apply in capital cases at the sentence hearing. Ex parte Whisenhant, 482 So.2d 1241, 1244 (Ala.1983).. Justice must be served. When reviewing a trial court's jury instructions, we must view them as a whole, not in bits and pieces, and as a reasonable juror would have interpreted them. Johnson v. State, 820 So.2d 842, 874 (Ala.Crim.App.2000). 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. And for it not to trip a breaker or not to cause problems, and I still have electricity over here in receptacle number five.. concurring and dissenting]. Whenever the sufficiency of evidence is in question, the evidence must be reviewed in the light most favorable to the State. But you could, you could do that and you could follow the Court's instructions about that? Evid., defines excited utterance as: A statement relating to a startling event or condition made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by the event or condition. The excited utterance exception establishes no prerequisite that a declarant have participated in the event or condition which caused the stress of excitement. 308, 318, 450 A.2d 913, 919 (1982) ( [In Ellerba v. State, 41 Md.App. Davidson telephoned 911 again to inform them that a child was still in the house. Appellant contends that since no evidence was offered connecting either appellant or his wife with the first fire, the trial court erred in overruling his motion in limine, or in the alternative, his motion for new trial. The record shows that the State called Munger to testify concerning the origin of the fire. Hart v. State, 612 So.2d 520, 527 (Ala.Crim.App.1992). Evidence also suggested that the appellant and Ms. Briggs were experiencing serious marital problems when the two fires occurred. Where there wasthere was fire coming out of the window in the boys' room and going over the top of the roof. Dwight Walden, a fire investigator, testified that, in his opinion, the second fire was intentionally set. Murder for purposes of the capital-murder statute is defined in 13A62, Ala.Code 1975: (a) A person commits the crime of murder if he or she does any of the following: (1) With intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of that person or of another person . Christie Scott. The jury was instructed that arguments of counsel were not evidence. 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? Later during voir dire, defense counsel questioned C.M. [Defense counsel]: Can you tell us what your views are about the death penalty, sir? After reviewing the record in its entirety, as well as the context in which the allegedly inappropriate comments were made, we find that there is no reasonable possibility that the jury was misled, misinformed, or confused as to its critical role in sentencing under Alabama law. Price [v. State, 725 So.2d 1003, 1027 (Ala.Crim.App.1997) ], quoting Taylor v. State, 666 So.2d 36, 51 (Ala.Cr.App.1994). Deputy Edwards read Scott's statement to the jury. Contrary to Vanpelt's assertions, there is no constitutional or statutory prohibition against double counting certain circumstances as both an element of the offense and an aggravating circumstance. The particular instructions that you presented me in regard to intentional, I'm not going to present. WebChristy Scott - @christyscott5934 I am a young singer/songwriter hailing from the North East coast of Scotland. Evidence of recent abuse to the deceased child by the defendant is admissible to show intent, motive or scienter. Keyla McKinney, a hair stylist at Hello Gorgeous, testified that she had seen Scott upset with Mason, that she had seen Scott grab Mason, and that she had seen Scott spank Mason. 1227, 108 L.Ed.2d 369 (1990). indicated that she was impartial, that she could follow the law, and that she could apply the law to the facts of the case. Hammond, 569 A.2d at 87. 3863.). 1061. In the present case, seven made such a recommendation, the statutory minimum to allow a life without parole recommendation.. 2325, 141 L.Ed.2d 699 (1998); Brown v. State, 686 So.2d 385 (Ala.Cr.App.1995); Rieber v. State, 663 So.2d 985 (Ala.Cr.App.1994), aff'd, 663 So.2d 999 (Ala.), cert. [L.H. He examined the Internet search history for August 15 and August 16, 2008. In April 2009, Scott filed a second motion for a change of venue and submitted the results of a telephone survey of Franklin County that had been conducted within the preceding three months. The trial court's instruction also failed to limit the State to the purposesas nonspecific as they werethat it advanced in support of admission of the evidence regarding Billups's involvement in the Avanti East killings. The jury found [Scott] guilty of three counts of capital murder. Dr. Dailey testified that she last saw Mason 12 days before his death. Shackelford testified that Scott's father said: Oh, my God. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435.) denied, 392 So.2d 1266 (Ala.1981)).. Scott asserts that because the record showed probable prejudice in regard to juror A.K., the circuit court erred in denying her motion to remove A.K. A.K. Scott first asserts that the circuit court erred in excusing prospective juror D.T. 4063. Noah was still up and she had him come to bed with her. (R. 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. at 342 (Stevens, J., concurring in the result). It says, I have to have electricity present when that occurred. To meet this standard of constitutional materiality evidence must both possess an exculpatory value that was apparent before the evidence was destroyed, and be of such a nature that the defendant would be unable to obtain comparable evidence by other reasonably available means. California v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479, 489, 104 S.Ct. 3893.) United States v. Scott, 677 F.3d 72, 74 (2d Cir.2012). at 1537. C.M. See also Gwin v. State, 425 So.2d 500, 504 (Ala.Cr.App.1982) (appellant's claim that judge had arbitrarily excused potential jurors was without merit). 1364, 113 L.Ed.2d 411 (1991); Georgia v. McCollum, 505 U.S. 42, 112 S.Ct. I spent 6 years at Allied to earn a living and pay my way Lee Janacek, director of claims for the Woodmen of the World Insurance Company, testified that on August 16, 2008, Scott obtained a third life-insurance policy on Mason in the amount of $100,000. The best result we found for your search is Michelle Christie age -- in Mount Vernon, NY in the Downtown Mount Vernon neighborhood. The prosecutor's argument was a legitimate inference that could have been drawn from the evidence and did not so infect the trial with unfairness that Scott was denied due process. The Supreme Court's holding in Carroll did not purport to be an exhaustive list of what the court could consider when sentencing a defendant to death after a jury has recommended a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. denied, 464 U.S. 1047, 104 S.Ct. may have a close relationship with some individuals who, either family or friends, with some individuals who have a strong dislike toward the Russellville Police Department. (R. The jury may have given too much weight to the mitigating factor of the emotional testimony of family and friends of [Scott]. In this instance, even if the Betheas could demonstrate that the trial court erred in not granting their request that L.A.C. Scotts husband was not home, and after checking the evidence, it was evaluated that the death was due to the smoke and thermal burns. She said that Scott showed no emotion. I could have called 911. (R. The outlet was extensively photographed and documented. Scott objected and argued that this evidence was irrelevant. Last, as required by Rule 45A, Ala. R.App. On August 15, he said, the computer was used to search numerous real-estate sites for houses for sale. at 1213 (emphasis added). Dowdell v. State, 480 So.2d 45 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). 544, 552, 754 P.2d 1021 (1988) (testimony that defendant showed no reaction to news of wife's death was properly admitted). He'll blame me or he'll try to hurt his self. (R. In this case, the jury has already performed this calculus based on its understanding of the evidence introduced at trial. The jury is also asked to view this capital murder with other capital murders and determine whether it is more heinous, atrocious, and cruel than other capital murders. However, in Swain v. Alabama, 380 U.S. 202, 219, 85 S.Ct. at 1242. ), aff'd 500 So.2d 1064 (Ala.1986), cert. A party's case is always damaged by evidence that the facts are contrary to his contention; but that cannot be ground for exclusion. (C. See Stewart v. State, 398 So.2d 369, 375 (Ala.Cr.App. However, such evidence is admissible for other material purposes, including proof of identity. All right. The jury in this case is not privy to the information in the other cases, and this may lead to less emphasis on this aggravating factor. To rise to the level of plain error, the claimed error must not only seriously affect a defendant's substantial rights, but it must also have an unfair prejudicial impact on the jury's deliberations. Hyde v. State, 778 So.2d 199, 209 (Ala.Crim.App.1998), aff'd, 778 So.2d 237 (Ala.2000), cert. There are 45 other people named Scott Christie on AllPeople. Rebuttal evidence, even evidence of prior crimes, is generally admissible within the sound discretion of the trial Court. Scott next argues that the State failed to establish a proper chain of custody for an electrical outlet, outlet number 3, that was admitted during Cpt. 1291.) 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. . 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). 3234.) denied, 368 So.2d 877 (Ala.1979). The circuit court committed no error in allowing the venire to be death-qualified. Web1. In declining defense counsel's and the court's invitation to draw the permissive inference, the jurors in effect indicated that, in their view, the other evidence at trial was so overwhelming that it was highly improbable that the lost evidence was exculpatory. The following testimony was presented concerning these two fires: A real-estate broker, Willodean Davis testified that in May 2005 her company, Davis Realty and Associates, listed the Scott house on Steel Frame Road for sale. Scott next argues that the circuit court erred in allowing James Munger to be qualified as an expert in fire science. Scott did not object to McKinney's testimony. Christie Scott was a 30-year-old woman who lived in Alabama, Russellville, with her six-year-old son. The outlet was put in a bag and left at the scene. I killed his [Jeremy's] baby. (R. Mason's high level of carbon monoxide did not change his opinion, he said: I feel like that, as I explained, the way the fire built up and ventilated out of that hallway that it probably burned slow early on for several minutes and that allowed [Mason] to breathe a large amount of this carbon monoxide before the room actually built up enough to get flashover, if, indeed, it did. (R.1922. Scott asserts that the admission of this evidence violated Rule 404(b), Ala. R. Evid. Thornton's custody until May 22, 2009, when it was mailed to one of the defense experts. Evidence of the 2006 fires at Scott's house was crucial to the State's case to prove the identity of the perpetrator of the 2008 fire and the motive behind the 2008 fire. Fire investigators believed that the fatal fire was actually set in her children bedroom. Please try again. Scott next argues that the prosecution misled the jury by referring to the jury's verdict in the penalty phase as a recommendation. In December 2005, he said, the Scotts increased the coverage to $139,000the maximum amount it could be increased without a new appraisal. at 1571 (Ginsburg, J., dissenting). Join Facebook to connect with Scott Christie and others you may know. WebScott Christie has prior experience at Foresters Financial, Protective Life, Liberty Mutual Insurance and works in Cincinnati. The circuit court's instructions on weighing the mitigating circumstances and the aggravating circumstances were consistent with Alabama law. See 13A553, Ala.Code 1975. P. [A] failure to object at trial, while not precluding our review, will weigh against any claim of prejudice. Ex parte Woodall, 730 So.2d at 657 (citing Kuenzel v. State, 577 So.2d 474 (Ala.Crim.App.1990), aff'd, 577 So.2d 531 (Ala.1991)).. Later, in Hale v. State, 848 So.2d 224 (Ala.2002), the Supreme Court reexamined its holding in Holton after the 1995 codification of 122113, Ala.Code 1975. The record shows that Melinda Swinney, a stylist in a hair salon at WalMart discount store, testified that on Monday after the Saturday fire she saw Scott. And it's because of the familial association and the fact that her own brother is one of the key witnesses in the case. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 376.) Bragwell further testified that Scott told her that her nice wedding ring was not in the house at the time of the fire but was at her mother's house. 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