Murder Conviction Upheld for Andalusia Man

Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the murder conviction of Clarence Alvin Norris.  Norris, 56, of Andalusia, was convicted in January of 2016 for the murder of his brother, Cleve Norris.

The evidence at trial revealed that on June 12, 2012, Clarence Norris shot Cleve Norris in the chest with a hunting rifle, which resulted in his death. The murder arose from a dispute regarding the family farm, and happened at a shed on the property. 

The case was prosecuted at trial by Covington County District Attorney Walt Merrell’s office. Norris was sentenced to life imprisonment for his murder conviction.  He subsequently sought to have his conviction reversed on appeal.  

The Attorney General’s Criminal Appeals Section handled the case during the appeals process, arguing for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to affirm the conviction. The Court did so in a decision issued on Friday, February 3.

 Attorney General Strange commended Assistant Attorney General Yvonne Saxon of the Attorney General’s Criminal Appeals Section for her successful work in this case.