Shiflett v. State

Addie Nora Mae Shiflett was indicted for murder in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. She was sentenced to serve seven years in the state penitentiary and ordered to pay $2400.00 in restitution.

The evidence presented by the State tended to show that on Tuesday morning, April 22, 1986 at approximately 8:00 a.m., the appellant's husband (Rayburn Shiflett), the victim in the case (Marquetta Davis), the victim's brother-in-law (John Larry Davis) and two other men began drinking and drove from Pisgah,…