Redus v. State

Second degree murder; sentence: imprisonment for ten years and one day.

On the afternoon of September 1, 1979, the appellant was driving his truck on East Maple Street in Scottsboro, Alabama. Charlie McCamey was a passenger in the truck. As they approached an area of East Maple Street in front of the residence of James Cothron and Annie Ruth Moore, the truck swerved off the right side of the street, cut down a fire hydrant, and ran over two young boys who were playing on the grassy shoulder of the street. Eight-year-old Tony Wellington died as a result of this accident.

Scottsboro Police…