Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Death Row Prisoner’s Request for Resentencing

The decision overturns the 11th Circuit ruling, which held that a convicted murderer was entitled to a new sentencing hearing.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court recently overturned a lower court ruling that had vacated the sentence of an Alabama death row inmate after finding that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing process.

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to effective assistance of counsel.