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Floyd Coleman was convicted of robbery-murder under Alabama law and sentenced to life without parole. He appealed, arguing that a jury instruction on malice improperly shifted the burden of proof to him. The appeals court affirmed the conviction, finding that while the malice instruction was improper, the error was harmless because malice was not an element of the crime for which Coleman was convicted - intentional murder during a robbery. The court also rejected Coleman

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