Retowsky v. State

The appellant was indicted for first degree murder of his wife, Lonnie S. Retowsky, "by beating her with his fists and choking her with a cord." The jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed punishment at life imprisonment. The trial court then entered judgment in accordance with this verdict.

Walter Simmering testified that he lived in Scottsboro, Alabama, and was employed at the Revere Copper and Brass Company. He testified he was the father of Lonnie S. Retowsky, the deceased. Mr. Simmering testified the appellant and the deceased were married in 1958 and moved…