Daniel Wade Moore given 8 year sentence for burglary - WAFF-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Huntsville, AL

A man who faced three murder trials for the same case is going to prison for a burglary at a Decatur convenience store.

Daniel Wade Moore could have faced up to 20 years in prison because he has a previous felony conviction, making him a habitual offender under state law.

On Tuesday, the judge gave him an eight year sentence, but only part of that will be in prison.

In 2010, a jury acquitted Moore of capital murder in the 1999 death of Karen Tipton.  That came after a conviction, then a hung jury in two previous trials for the same charge.

This time, no jury was needed.

In June, Moore pleaded guilty to burglarizing Wally World.  It was a blind plea, which means he did not make a deal with the district attorney.

DA Scott Anderson said he asked Judge Steve Haddock to give Moore at least 10 years. Haddock gave Moore three years in prison; one of those has already been served in jail, so Moore will have two more years behind bars.

The judge also gave Moore eight years probation.

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