COFFEY v. STATE

CR 90-150.

581 So.2d 1266 (1991)

James Edward COFFEY v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1991.

Certiorari Denied June 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Di Giulian, Decatur, for appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and James F. Hampton, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Alabama Supreme Court 1901214.

TAYLOR, Judge.

The appellant, James Edward Coffey, was convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The state's evidence tended to show that in the early morning hours of August 23, 1987, the appellant shot and killed Bobby Bouldin. The appellant does not contend that he did not shoot Mr. Bouldin; his sole contention at trial was that he acted in self-defense. The appellant raises three issues on...

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