Brown v. State

The appellant, Shirley Brown, was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Joseph Charles Brown, in violation of §13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. A jury found the appellant guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. The appellant was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment, was fined $1000, and was ordered to pay restitution, a fee to the Victims' Compensation Fund, and court costs.

The testimony of Willie Howard tended to show that the appellant and the victim, Joseph Charles Brown, were married but that they were separated at the time of the killing. The appellant was having an…