Ex Parte Reginald Tyrone Lightfoot. (in Re Reginald Tyrone Lightfoot v. State of Alabama)

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court held that an Apprendi error in applying a firearm sentencing enhancement is not automatically harmless even when the total sentence does not exceed the statutory maximum, reversed the Court of Criminal Appeals' sentence, and remanded for a new sentencing hearing. Justice Shaw dissented in part, arguing the harmless‑error analysis should not be applied, while Justice Murdock concurred in the result.