SHORTS v. STATE

7 Div. 868.

412 So.2d 830 (1981)

Columbus SHORTS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1982.

Certiorari Denied, April 23, 1982


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myron K. Allenstein, Gadsden, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Jane Lecroy Brannan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Alabama Supreme Court 81-386.

HARRIS, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted for the murder of his wife, Florence Thomas Shorts, by stabbing her with a knife in violation of Alabama Code § 13A-6-2 (Supp.1977). The trial court fixed his punishment at life in the state penitentiary. At arraignment, in the presence of counsel, appellant pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity...

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