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In their motion, attorneys David Harrison and Andrew Scarborough allege at least three jurors posted to social media during the trial, one as deliberations were underway.
A judge will formally sentence Coley McCraney to life without parole next month for the murders of two Dothan teens in 1999.
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As Alabama's attorney general, Steve Marshall is used to living in the limelight, and with possible political ambitions beyond his current office, he probably doesn't mind the attention.
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This case has been surrounded by rumors, by innuendo, and allegations that are absolutely false,” Marshall said after the jury sentenced McCraney to life without parole.
In their motion, attorneys David Harrison and Andrew Scarborough allege at least three jurors posted to social media during the trial, one as deliberations were underway.
A judge will formally sentence Coley McCraney to life without parole next month for the murders of two Dothan teens in 1999.
As Alabama's attorney general, Steve Marshall is used to living in the limelight, and with possible political ambitions beyond his current office, he probably doesn't mind the attention.
This case has been surrounded by rumors, by innuendo, and allegations that are absolutely false,” Marshall said after the jury sentenced McCraney to life without parole.
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His attorneys claim that Coley McCraney’s testimony would have been more convincing had it not been for jitters.
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Jurors convicted McCraney on Wednesday for the 1999 murders of teens JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, who lived in Dothan, then gave him a life sentence with no chance for parole.
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The jury has handed down their punishment for McCraney.
McCraney faces life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
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The jury must decide whether McCraney, 49, dies or serves the remainder of his life in prison with no chance of parole for shooting 17-year-old Tracie Hawlett and JB Beasley.
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A verdict has been reached in the much anticipated murder trial of Coley McCraney
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Prosecuting and defense attorneys seized their final opportunity to persuade jurors on Tuesday when they delivered closing arguments in Coley McCraney's ballyhooed murder trial.
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Suspected killer Coley McCraney denied killing two teens when he testified
The victims’ families have already endured 24 years of living hell after the murders of two 17-year-old Dothan students, shot in 1999 after being forced into their car’s trunk.
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