Wills v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Talladega. . Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. The indictment in this case charged, in a single count, that Randall Wills and Jane Wills, “unlawfully and with malice aforethought, killed Lucy Coleman by shooting her with a pistol.”
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From the Circuit Court of Talladega. . Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. The indictment in this case charged, in a single count, that Randall Wills and Jane Wills, “unlawfully and with malice aforethought, killed Lucy Coleman by shooting her with a pistol.” The defendants were jointly tried, and each pleaded not guilty; and by the verdict of the jury, Randall Wills was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for four years, while Jane Wills was acquitted. It appeared from the testimony adduced on the trial, that the defendants were living together as…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
— In the cross-examination of witnesses for the prosecution, the defense sought to impeach them, by introducing their written testimony taken down when they were examined as witnesses on the committing trial of Jane Vills, who was charged with participation in the homicide, for which her husband, Randall Wills, was on trial. In each examination, the testimony related to one and the same altercation; and the testimony on the committing trial of Jane was sworn to and subscribed by the respective witnesses. Counsel'for the defense read to witnesses detached sentences of said written testimony,…
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