Hayes v. State, 226 So. 2d 168

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charged murder in the second degree. The jury returned a verdict finding her guilty of ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍Manslaughter in the first degree, and fixed her punishment at Imprisonment for ten years.

The evidence disclosed without dispute that defendant killed Wayne Griffin, by stabbing him with a knife. Defendant claimed self defense. Whether defendant was ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍justified in killing deceased was, under the evidence, for the jury to determine. The evidence was sufficient to support the conviction. Colvin v. State, 39 Ala.App. 355, 102 So.2d 911; Champion v. State, 35 Ala.App. 7, 44 So.2d 616.

Requested Charge I ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍has been condemned as improper. Medley v. State, 156 Ala. 78, 47 So. 218; Amos v. State, 123 Ala. 50, 26 So. 524.

Scott v. State, 34 Ala.App. 18, 37 So.2d 670, cites several cases expressly disapproving requested Charge III.

Requested Charge VIII is ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍misleading and invasive of the province of the jury. Its refusal was proper. Ex parte Davis et al., 184 Ala. 26, 63 So. 1010; Arnold v. State, 18 Ala.App. 453, 93 So. 83.

We have carefully reviewed the record in this ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍case and find no reversible error. The judgment is due to be and hereby is affirmed.

Affirmed.

ALMON, J., recuses self.

Case Details

Case Name: Hayes v. State

Court Name: Alabama Court of Appeals

Date Published: Aug 19, 1969

Citations: 226 So. 2d 168; 45 Ala. App. 108; 1969 Ala. App. LEXIS 337; 8 Div. 210

Docket Number: 8 Div. 210

Court Abbreviation: Ala. Ct. App.