PETERSON v. STATE

4 Div. 895.

520 So.2d 238 (1987)

Willie Joe PETERSON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley L. Laird, Opp, for appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and James B. Prude, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of a murder in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama (1975), and was sentenced to life imprisonment pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

The appellant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to charge on the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. The judge stated during his oral charge to the jury:

"Now voluntary intoxication is not a defense to a criminal charge, but the...

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