Samuel v. State

Samuel was indicted and convicted of the murder of Jacob Carl Atnip, by shooting him with a pistol, in violation of §13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. He was consequently sentenced to life imprisonment. Because Samuel does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence, a recitation of the facts surrounding the offense is not necessary.

Samuel argues on appeal that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing a witness to testify that, on the night of Mr. Atnip's murder, Samuel was seen in possession of $158 or $178. He predicates such error on the general rule that "the fact of a person's…