The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a Franklin County woman accused of starting the fire that killed her 6-year-old son in 2008.

Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing said he received a 172-page order this afternoon affirming the conviction and sentence of Christie Michelle Scott.

Scott, 33, of Russellville, was convicted of capital murder in July 2009.

On Aug. 5, Scott became the first woman in Franklin County to be sentenced to death. Franklin County Circuit Judge Terry Dempsey overrode the jury’s recommendation that Scott be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and instead ordered that she be put to death.

Scott was found guilty of starting the Aug. 16, 2008, fire at her family’s home on Signore Drive in Russellville.

Scott’s attorney, Robert Tuten, of Huntsville, said Scott will appeal Friday’s decision to the Alabama Supreme Court.