On appeal, this Court remanded the case for the circuit court to “strike two of Yeomans's convictions and sentences for the murder of two or more persons pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct,” thereby leaving one conviction and sentence for the murder of two or more persons pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct as well as Yeomans's conviction and sentence for robbery-murder. Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878, 906 (Ala.Crim.App.2004).
Because Keaton did not move to strike the venire, we review this claim for plain error only. See Yeomans v. State, 898 So. 2d 878, 892 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004) (reviewing for plain error a claim that was not raised at trial). [23] " ‘ "A challenge to the array or a motion to quash or strike the venire will not be sustained unless it is alleged and proved that the whole venire is tainted with prejudice." ’ "
, we review this claim for plain error only. See Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878, 892 (Ala.Crim.App.2004) (reviewing for plain error a claim that was not raised at trial).
The decision in Ex parte Waldrop has been consistently followed and upheld. See, e.g., Mitchell v. State, 84 So.3d 968, 988 (Ala.Crim.App.2010); Spencer, 58 So.3d at 247–248; Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878, 903 (Ala.Crim.App.2004); Ex parte McNabb, 887 So.2d 998, 1005–06 (Ala.2004). Further, this court is bound by the decisions of the Alabama Supreme Court.
3(c) without regard to the circumstances of the particular case. In Yeomans v. State, 898 So. 2d 878 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004), for example, the defendant's four capital-murder charges were consolidated for trial even though the record did not indicate that the State ever filed a motion to consolidate the charges. This Court rejected the defendant's plain-error claim that he had not had the opportunity to be heard on the consolidation of the four charges. Among other things, this Court noted that the defendant "clearly had the opportunity to object to the consolidation and to be heard on any objection," but he had not objected and in fact had proceeded "as if the charges had been consolidated."
E.g., United States v. Hasting, 461 U.S. 499 (1983); Delaware v. Van Arsdall, 475 U.S. 673 (1986)." Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878, 889 (Ala.Crim.App. 2004).
"This Court in Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878 (Ala.Crim.App.2004), held that the multiple convictions in that case for the capital offense of killing two or more people during one course of conduct violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. We stated:
"'Haney v. State, 603 So. 2d 368, 389 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991), aff'd, 603 So. 2d 412 (Ala. 1992). See also Lewis v. State, 24 So. 3d 480, 531, (Ala. Crim. App. 2006); Yeomans v. State, 898 So. 2d 878, 904 905 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004).'
Both counts required proof of the exact same elements—the intentional murders of both Doris Gilbert and Robert Gilbert. This Court in Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878 (Ala.Crim.App.2004), held that the multiple convictions in that case for the capital offense of killing two or more people during one course of conduct violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. We stated:
" ' Haney v. State, 603 So.2d 368, 389 (Ala.Crim.App.1991), aff'd, 603 So.2d 412 (Ala.1992). See also Lewis v. State, 24 So.3d 480, 531 (Ala.Crim.App.2006) ; Yeomans v. State, 898 So.2d 878, 904 905 (Ala.Crim.App.2004).'