Scroggins v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and the jury fixed his punishment at life imprisonment in the penitentiary. He was represented by court-appointed counsel and at arraignment he entered a plea of not guilty. After sentence was imposed he gave notice of appeal and was furnished a free transcript. Trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

On the night of October 31, 1974, Mr. Glenn Harrison, the owner and operator of the Elmont Grocery Store and Service Station located on the Old Wetumpka Highway in the Madison Park area of Montgomery County, was shot with a…