KING v. STATE

6 Div. 49.

95 So.2d 816 (1957)

John Wesley KING v. STATE of Alabama.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rogers, Howard & Redden, Birmingham, for appellant.

John Patterson, Atty. Gen., and Paul T. Gish, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for State.


STAKELY, Justice.

John Wesley King (appellant) was indicted for the offense of murder in the first degree. Trial was had on his plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. A motion for a new trial was overruled. The court sentenced the appellant accordingly and from such judgment and sentence this appeal has come to this court.

John Wesley King and the deceased, Jim King,...

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