CROOK v. STATE

8 Div. 785.

160 So.2d 884 (1961)

Carlton CROOK v. STATE.

Court of Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1961.

Reversed After Remandment October 15, 1963.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph E. Slate and Albert P. Brewer, Decatur, for appellant.

MacDonald Gallion, Atty. Gen., and Paul T. Gish, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


CATES, Judge.

Carlton Crook killed his wife by shooting into his dwelling house through the front door, the bullet going through the living room and hitting Mrs. Crook who was then standing in the kitchen ironing some clothes.

From a judgment of guilt of second degree murder, he appeals.

The defense tried in the course of the trial to show that the Crooks had the weekend habit of drinking and playfully taking pot shots close to each other. One question...

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