Officer Collins identified Spencer in court as the man he saw standing outside the apartment shooting at him. 285, 126 L.Ed.2d 235 (1993).. Spencer testified that he waited until Officer Collins reached his car and then fired a couple of rounds into his windshield before turning and fleeing through the front door of the apartment. Why would it be relevant? See also Ex parte Pettway, supra, and Mordecai v. State, 858 So.2d 993 (Ala.Crim.App.2003).. 1190, 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990), for the proposition that an error occurs only when there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury applied the instruction in an improper manner. Williams v. State, 710 So.2d 1276, 1306 (Ala.Crim.App.1996), aff'd, 710 So.2d 1350 (Ala.1997), cert. Outside the hearing of the jury, defense counsel informed the trial court that the witness had not been subpoenaed because the witness had told defense counsel on three or four occasions he didn't need a subpoena. (R. My heart goes out to his family during this trying time. He is preceded in death by Father Jack Spencer, Mother Joyce Spencer, Sister Debra and Brother. According to Spencer, he looked out the window and saw Curly. [Assistant defense counsel]: He's got a lawyer in his attempted-murder case. Unfortunately, I cannot make it to the service. 408, 409, 73 So. Defense counsel requested that the trial court issue an attachment to have Cooper picked up and brought to court. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. The trial court was directed to reweigh the aggravating circumstances and the mitigating circumstances in resentencing Spencer. McTerry requested a subpoena after the victim testified, contending that it had not previously subpoenaed Williams because Williams was already under subpoena by the State, and it did not anticipate any conflict between Williams's expected testimony and the victim's expected testimony. The trial court's amended sentencing order shall be submitted to this Court within 42 days of the date of this opinion. (R. Words cannot begin to express the heart felt sorrow I feel for you and your family.May God give you the strength to endure during you time of pain. It was Dr. Simmons' opinion that the first shot to Officer Bennett struck his torso severing his spine which would have made it impossible for him to move, and that as he lay dying, the defendant shot Officer Bennett point blank in the face, the bullet passing through his brain. THE COURT: Well, my point is he's got a lawyer I guess on these pending charges. Doyle served in the Iowa National Guard. CC-04-4132. There they found, and removed, shrapnel from his leg. The trial court thoroughly instructed the jury, among other things, on the elements of each charge and on the State's burden of proof. In recognizing the narrowness of the United States Supreme Court's holding in Ring, this Court has noted that although [t]he Ring Court held that any aggravating circumstance that increased a sentence to death must be proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt, the Ring Court did not reach the question whether judicial sentencing or judicial override was constitutional. Stallworth v. State, 868 So.2d [1128] at 1183 [ (Ala.Crim.App.2001) ] (opinion on return to second remand).. Spanish. I will always remember you as the awesome football player with the great personality! Washington stated that someone inside the apartment and some of the officers engaged in a conversation at the back door of the apartment, that Officer Owen said that they had a warrant, and that he heard someone inside the apartment tell the officers they could not come in without a warrant; he further testified that another officer came from the front to the back door and snatched the door open without saying anything about having a warrant, and the officers then proceeded inside. My families thoughts and prayers go out to you all during your time of loss. As the Alabama Supreme Court has stated: See Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586, 98 S.Ct. Brantley Funeral Home. He would slip in whenever he could to supply the apartments with the drugs. He went to the back door and saw an officer at a police car, so he fired additional shots and then fled through the front door. Naugher v. State, 105 Ala. 26, 17 So. The defendant testified that he shot Officer Bennett in the face when Officer Bennett touched his leg. So they are there in the house legally. However, in our first opinion remanding this case, this Court had noted that there was evidence at trial that Spencer had ingested cocaine, Seraquel, and alcohol on the morning of the shootings, and that the State had requested a jury instruction as to the level of intoxication required to negate specific intent to kill. The penalty phase of the trial was conducted before the jury. Mitch Rector, a firearm and toolmark examiner with the Birmingham Police Department, testified that he examined the recovered weapons, bullet fragments, and shell casings associated with this case. Officer Bennett's body was found at the front door of the apartment. He further stated that Curly had tried to push his way into the apartment window on a previous occasion but that Nate had grabbed a videocassette recorder and videotaped the incident, startling Curly and forcing him to leave. . On September 9, 2005, the trial court held the final sentencing hearing. It is solely for the jury to determine whether any particular inference that may possibly be drawn from given facts is or is not a reasonable inference, and not for the court to substitute its judgment for theirs in passing upon the character of inferences afforded by the evidence. Domingus v. State, 94 Ala. 9, 13, 11 So. In case no. In the next paragraph of the sentencing order, however, the court stated, The Court considered the evidence presented by the defendant as evidence of non-statutory mitigating factors. (C. On October 5, 2005, Spencer filed a motion for a new trial. Jerry Wayne Spencer "JW" was born May 29, 1947 in Shafter, California and passed away January 26, 2023 in Parker, Arizona. Williams reported to court on the day of trial but was excused by the State shortly before the trial commenced because, according to the prosecutor, his testimony was neutral in that he could not identify the gunman. THE COURT: Well, let me ask you a question. In determining whether an instruction was supported by the evidence the question is not whether the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals believes the evidence, but simply whether such evidence was presented. Id. Thereafter they upped the price from a thousand dollars a week to fifteen hundred dollars a week. He was preceded in death by grandparents Rollin and Lucille Sellers and Raymond Allison. Finally, in McTerry, this Court noted that the defense did not seek a continuance nor would an attempt to subpoena the witness necessarily result in any delay in the trial proceedings because there were two additional defense witnesses and two rebuttal witnesses for the State yet to testify and based on the witness's aforementioned willingness to appear in court earlier that day; further, there were no indications that he could not be found quickly. In addition, it must be established that the expected testimony is not merely cumulative or in the nature of impeachment, and the motion for a continuance must not be made merely for purposes of delay. One other thing to make it clear, is that despite this man having a lawyer he has contacted me by telephone and given me a statement as to what his involvement was. To James (Linda)Moton & Family. 1415.) The trial court had found in its amended sentencing order on return to the first remand that, because the first shot had paralyzed Officer Bennett, he would have been unable to touch Spencer's leg and provoke the second shot. (R. [Defense counsel]: Well, we think we've proven self-defense in our-. 884, 885 (1940). FAQ. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Kerry Spencer Shoemaker (Saint Pete Beach, Florida), who passed away at the age of 82, on June 3, 2022. He was born on September 15, 1960. Education Syracuse University. Dumas testified that after the officers left he heard Spencer say that if the officers returned he was going to bust em, which he interpreted to mean that Spencer was going to shoot the officers. The mandatory and comprehensive nature of the court's obligation to the accused was illustrated in Ervin v. State, 584 So.2d 947 (Ala.Cr.App.1991).. At a preliminary hearing Williams testified that he could not positively identify the shooter. My thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of deep sorrow. See Rule 17.5, Ala.R.Crim.P., ([a]ny witness who, after being subpoenaed, fails to appear may be attached by order of the court) and 12-21-182(a) (the attendance of such witness may be compelled by attachment). Spencer testified that at the time of the shootings, he had a cocaine habit of about six to seven grams a day. (R. An honest may not be a reasonable belief; it may be the offspring of fear, alarm or cowardice, or it may be the result of carelessness, and irrational. In CC-04-4129, the jury recommended, by a vote of 9 to 3, that Spencer be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; in CC-04-4130, the jury recommended, by a vote of 10 to 2, that Spencer be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole; in CC-04-4131, the jury recommended, by a vote of 9 to 3, that Spencer be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole; and in CC-04-4383, the jury recommended, by a vote of 7 to 5, that Spencer be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of the Warren . See also Raines v. State, 455 So.2d 967, 974 (Ala.Cr.App.1984)., 599 So.2d at 74 (emphasis added). Woods and Kerry Spencer were convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in the slayings of the three Birmingham officers. Spencer next argues that the trial court erred in not issuing an instanter subpoena to compel the presence of defense witness Tyran Bubba Cooper. 2428, 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002), next argues that his sentence of death is unconstitutional. May happy Share In most cases, the issue of self-defense is one of ultimate facts solely for determination by the jury, Domingus v. State, 94 Ala. 9, 11 So. (R. I give up. A peace officer is justified in using that degree of physical force which he reasonably believes to be necessary, upon a person in order to: One, make an arrest for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, or to prevent the escape from custody of a person arrested for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, unless the peace officer knows the arrest is unauthorized. Kerry Spencer was sentenced to death and remains on Alabama Death Row for the murders of three police officers. Spencer v. State, [Ms. CR-04-2570, February 27, 2009] --- So.3d ----, ---- (Ala.Crim.App.2008). It has been years since I've seen you, but I knew you were always around, and to the family, may God bless you and keep you in your time of need. Spencer testified that he told Nate they could not sell any drugs that day because of the increased scrutiny from the officers. 1659.) 1691.) A number of officers canvassed the neighborhood after failing to locate the suspects in their initial search of the apartment. And specifically that Tyran Cooper was a drug supplier. [Defense counsel]: New Hill. They told Woods to come out. Thus, although it is apparent that the trial court considered the evidence Spencer offered as nonstatutory mitigating circumstances, it is not clear from the record whether the trial court found any of the evidence to actually constitute nonstatutory mitigation. The toddler was pictured using his baby version of ASL to sign 'help' to his mum Credit: Kerry Spencer. Finally, the trial court considered as a mitigating circumstance the jury's punishment recommendation. Stating in his amended sentencing order on return to second remand that [i]f we are to have law and order in a civilized society, then officers like these, who were gunned down while trying to perform a government function or enforce the law must mean something. The trial court further noted that Spencer showed no remorse in his statement to the police following the murders or in his testimony; rather, the trial court felt that Spencer seemed to indicate that he was justified in killing these officers. I went to high school with Kerry and remember him as a fun person to be around. family hang in there until you meet again. In his second amended sentencing order, the trial court stated: This is the most brutal and violent attack on law enforcement officers this Court has seen in its combined thirty years as a prosecutor, defense lawyer, and as a judge. The trial court's findings concerning the aggravating and mitigating circumstances is supported by the record. [Defense counsel]: I think we need to make an attempt to see if he is there and see if he is going to come. At the time of the shootings, 13A-3-23, Ala.Code 1975, provided: (a) A person is justified in using physical force upon another person in order to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and he may use a degree of force which he reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose. [Spencer] testified about his education, having completed the tenth grade. Because the evidence did not support a charge on heat-of-passion manslaughter, the trial court properly rejected Spencer's request for such a charge. Dumas stated that Nate, Nook, Blue, three females, and he spent the night in the apartment on the night before the shootings, and that he slept on the sofa. Raines v. State, 455 So.2d 967, 974 (Ala.Cr.App.1984); Tarver v. State, 137 Ala. 29, 34 So. According to Spencer, he heard something behind him, so he turned, saw someone he later stated he believed to be Officer Chisolm with his gun, and automatically opened fire. (R. 1681) He stated that he turned to the front door and saw another officer, so he shot him as well. Harry was born May 1927 in Staten Island New York, to parents Margaret and Henry Spencer. Both Nathaniel Woods and Kerry Spencer were arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. According to Spencer, he went to the back door and saw a gun next to an officer on the ground so he picked the weapon up and put it in his pocket, because he did not know if the officer was dead and he did not want the officer to shoot him in the back. Vicky Young, a dispatcher with the Birmingham Police Department, testified that she informed Officer Chisolm over the radio that the warrant was still outstanding. I think there has been testimony in court he was the drug supplier of this particular apartment complex of my client. He was such a warm and welcoming man. Born on January 22, 1928, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to A.A. (Bill) and Hester Ann (Bainey) (ne Roberts) Spencer, Jerry and his parents moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he attended high school. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Perry Calvin Spencer, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store . Spencer stated that he went to the window and that Nate and he were both cursing at Curly, telling him to leave; according to Spencer, after he said a few curse words to Curly, Curly told him, Yeah, there's enough body bags for you too. (R. THE COURT: Okay. THE COURT: Sure. View obituary. See 13A-5-53(a), Ala.Code 1975.1. Accordingly, we conclude that the trial court did not commit plain error in failing to give the jury a limiting instruction regarding its use of the evidence relating to Johnson's prior bigamy conviction and her prior bad acts, including her adulterous relationships, sexual manipulations, and proddings, because that evidence, as discussed above, was properly admitted as substantive evidence of the offense with which Johnson was charged and was not offered for purposes of impeachment.. They don't have seizures at all. Just inside the kitchen, Chisholm got Woods down on the floor as if he was about to handcuff him, and Woods yelled, I give up. According to Dumas, he had stayed there for approximately 18 or 19 days, and that, although he saw officers patrolling the area, the morning of the shootings was the first time he saw officers actually come to the apartment. He took cover behind his police cruiser. On October 9, 2005, the trial court issued an amended sentencing order. The sentencing order is unclear as to whether the court found any nonstatutory mitigating circumstances to exist. CC-04-4131, Spencer was convicted of intentionally causing the death of Charles R. Bennett by shooting him with a firearm while Bennett was on duty as a police officer, a violation of 13A-5-40(a)(5), Ala.Code 1975. We didnt know for sure 100 percent that it was him, so we had to get the picture, Collins said in a 2005 interview. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. In Williams v. State, 938 So.2d 440 (Ala.Crim.App.2005), this Court addressed a similar issue as follows: An accused has the right to have the jury charged on any material hypothesis which the evidence in his favor tends to establish. Ex parte Stork, 475 So.2d 623, 624 (Ala.1985). In weighing the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating circumstances, the trial court accorded great weight to the aggravating circumstance of 13A-5-49(5), Ala.Code 1975, noting that the officers were acting as agents of the court in their attempt to duly serve warrants, and that two of the three officers were gunned down from behind without any opportunity to draw their weapons. James sorry to hear of the lost of your son . He stated that he went to the front door and saw an officer standing there, so he shot him as well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow. How long do you want me to sit around and wait on him-on some futile effort to try to get him here? As the United States Supreme Court stated in United States v. Young, 470 U.S. 1, 105 S.Ct. The trial court indicated that there was no information indicating that Cooper had ever been served with a subpoena. Travis Dumas testified that he lived at the apartment with Nate Woods, Nock Spencer, and Fernando Blue Belser at the time of the shooting. So it's possible. Kerry was employed by Mayer Electric for 13 years. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. And, you know, I probably didn't go to sleep until about 4 in the morning, you know, just dozed off.. . 721 Smith Rd. Bucky McMillan, while serving on active-duty status as a judge of this court under the provisions of 12-18-10(e), Ala.Code 1975. Thus, [u]nder 13A-1-9(b), Ala.Code 1975, a trial judge is not required to instruct on a lesser-included offense unless there is a rational basis for a verdict convicting the defendant of the included offense. Harris, 2 So.3d at 912, quoting Pilley, 930 So.2d at 563. Officer Collins stated that he heard Woods yell, I give up. Passed away Feb 2020. Spencer George Hare. Woods was shouting expletives about the police from inside one of the four small, dingy apartments. Michael Taylor. Calvin Stallworth. denied, 526 U.S. 1052, 119 S.Ct. He drove there to help and encountered Nathaniel Woods for the first time. Spencer testified that he carried his SKS assault rifle with him and put it beside his leg when he took a nap. Kerry Spencer (@Swilua) December 5, 2017 The photo has captured so much attention, she shares it on Facebook every year. Perry was born on November 18, 1950, in Jamestown, NY, the son of the late Gordon and Florence Hollabaugh Spencer. My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. According to Dumas, Woods went to the front door and began arguing with police officers at the door. CC-04-4383, Spencer was convicted of intentionally causing the death of Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisolm III, and Charles R. Bennett by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct by shooting them with a firearm, a violation of 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975. denied, 510 U.S. 905, 114 S.Ct. It is well settled that the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Art. AFFIRMED AS TO CONVICTIONS; REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS AS TO SENTENCING. Perry Lee Spencer, 71, of Pittsfield, PA, passed away at the Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, PA on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, following a recent illness. It is well settled that [t]he statement of specific grounds of objection waives all grounds not specified, and the trial court will not be put in error on grounds not assigned at trial. Ex parte Frith, 526 So.2d 880, 882 (Ala.1987). I called them (the other officers) on the radio but they didnt answer. You will be greatly missed. Thus, unlike the situation in McTerry, where the missing witness might have reasonably been located without causing any delay in trial, here, Cooper was to be Spencer's final witness, and the State indicated that it had no rebuttal witnesses based on the testimony previously presented; thus, any efforts in locating Cooper would have delayed the trial proceedings. Just dont spray me with that mace.. Scott v. State, 34 Ala.App. That being said, we would expect if this man showed up to testify to some very important facts to this case, specifically as to why Carlos Owen and Harley Chisolm were going to the apartments on the numerous times on the date of the shootings. Turner v. State, 160 Ala. 40, 43, 49 So. (R. 98.) Therefore, Spencer is not entitled to any relief on this claim. 663, 665, 248 So.2d 158, 160 (1971). According to Slaughter, Nate told Officer Owens to get a warrant, and Officer Owens responded that the narcotics task force would be back. Spencer initially denied being at the residence and any involvement in the shootings, claiming that he hid in the attic after hearing that officers were searching the neighborhood because he had two outstanding warrants and did not want to go to jail. Thus, the limited mandates of Ring have been satisfied in this case, because by returning a guilty verdict in case no. Spencer next challenges the trial court's use of the State's requested jury instructions number eight and number nine. We remanded the case to the trial court to clarify its findings concerning the nonstatutory mitigating circumstances and the judicial override of the jury's advisory verdict of life imprisonment without parole. In Brownfield v. State, [Ms. CR-04-0743, April 27, 2007] --- So.3d ---- (Ala.Crim.App.2007), this Court noted that both this Court and the Alabama Supreme Court have repeatedly held that the United States Supreme Court in Ring did not invalidate Alabama's death-penalty statute. A viewing will be at Omega Funeral & Cremation Service, 223 SE 122nd Ave Portland, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. She stated on cross-examination that, after the officers left the first time that morning, she heard Nate and Spencer commenting that they was gonna get the officers if they returned, but she took their comments as joking and believed that [t]hey wasn't serious. (R. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. We send our deepest sympathies to you and your family. Terry Spencer's passing on Thursday, December 22, 2022 has been publicly announced by Midland Cremation Society in Joplin, MO. Spencer, citing Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, 122 S.Ct. Kerry Todd Hawkins . A person may use deadly physical force if the actor reasonably believes that such other person is: (1) Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force; or, (2) Using or about to use physical force against an occupant of a dwelling while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling; or, (3) Committing or about to commit a kidnapping in any degree, assault in the first or second degree, burglary in any degree, robbery in any degree 7. He said he had bought the SKS the day before, and had even test-fired it the previous night. Obituary Terry Allen Spencer, 38, of Lexington, died November 4, 2021. May God bless your family and you have our sympathy at this time of sorrow. In Pilley this Court provided guidance as to what evidence would be required to form that evidentiary foundation. The foregoing opinion was prepared by Retired Appellate Judge H.W. Spencer concedes that much of the evidence was admitted without objection; that the defense also introduced evidence and argument regarding his possession of a firearm and that sales of illegal drugs took place at the apartment; and that much of the evidence was admissible at trial. The uncontroverted evidence further indicated that Spencer fired a final shot point-blank into Officer Bennett's head, as Officer Bennett lay on the ground outside the apartment. Alabama Death Row Inmate List - U. Alabama Death Row Inmate List - V. Kim Vanpelt. If that can't be determined, I would ask the Court to issue an instanter subpoena to have him picked up today at this address that I have given you, 1016 Huffman Road, Birmingham. According to Officer Collins, none of the officers had their weapons drawn when they entered the apartment, and he did not see any of the officers draw their weapons while he was inside the apartment. German government ministries run by the Green Party emit by far the most CO2 when it comes to government flights. Carolyn Slaughter testified that she lived in the apartment complex at the time of the shootings. However, as Spencer argues in his brief on return to remand, there was evidence presented at trial that Spencer had ingested cocaine, Seraquel, and alcohol on the morning of the shootings. See also Pilley v. State, 930 So.2d 550 (Ala.Crim.App.2005) (noting that the fact that Pilley had murdered two or more people by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct did not constitute a statutorily designated aggravating circumstance in Pilley's case because the murders were committed before the effective date of 13A-5-49(9)). He took a Seroquel, which is a short-acting anti-psychotic drug, with a beer to help him sleep. Spencer concedes that, although he requested an instruction on voluntary intoxication, he did not object to the lack of the now requested instructions. Kevin Towles. However, as Spencer notes in his brief on return to remand, Dr. Simmons's testimony left open the possibility that Officer Bennett, even if only as merely an involuntary reaction, could have had random, irregular muscle contractions or twitches even after sustaining the gunshot wound to the torso. When I saw him, I was like, Thank God, Collins remembers. Randall Washington testified that he was working on Courtney Spencer's automobile in front of the apartment at the time the officers arrived. See Rule 45A, Ala.R.App.P. Section 13A-6-3, Ala.Code 1975, states, in pertinent part: (a) A person commits the crime of manslaughter if: (2) He causes the death of another person under circumstances that would constitute murder under Section 13A-6-2; except, that he causes the death due to a sudden heat of passion caused by provocation recognized by law, and before a reasonable time for the passion to cool and for reason to reassert itself.. 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