St. John v. State

The appellant, Richard Acton St. John, was convicted of shooting a firearm into an occupied vehicle, in violation of § 13A-11-61, Code of Alabama 1975. He received a split sentence of 10 years, with 6 months' imprisonment in the county jail and the balance to be served on probation.

The evidence presented by the State tended to show that on May 17, 1986, Timothy Sims picked up his uncle's 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle automobile around 1:30 that afternoon to do some repair work on it. To determine what work was necessary, he had to take the car out for a drive. Sims's cousin, Byron Ford, went along…