Bunn v. State

The appellant, Patrick Wayne Bunn, was convicted of murder and was sentenced, as a habitual felony offender with three prior felony convictions, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-2(a)(1); §13A-5-9. He appeals, raising one issue: whether the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of reckless manslaughter.1 §13A-6-3(a)(1). The appellant timely submitted a written requested jury instruction to the trial court on reckless manslaughter, thus preserving the issue for review. The state…