JONES v. STATE

8 Div. 361.

488 So.2d 48 (1986)

Dewey Lee JONES v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

April 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.H. Rogers, Moulton, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Fred F. Bell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Dewey Lee Jones was convicted of the murder of Tony Hames, sentenced to thirty-three years' imprisonment, and ordered to pay $2,400 in restitution for funeral expenses. On appeal, Jones argues that the trial court erred in its oral charge to the jury by commenting on the evidence.

The State presented an eyewitness who testified that Jones shot Hames. Another witness testified that Jones told him that he had "killed" Hames.

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