Freeman v. State

Shirley Latham Freeman was indicted for murder in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty of manslaughter as charged in the indictment." She was sentenced to serve a term of life in the state penitentiary.

Charles Thomas, a long-time friend of the deceased, Ben Joe Evans, testified that the appellant was living with the deceased at the time of his death. He stopped by Evans' apartment at approximately 10:45 p.m. on June 19, 1984 and discovered Evans' body on the bed in the front bedroom, splattered with blood. He then called the police.

When Thomas…