Smith v. State

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The defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Clarence Dickerson. Alabama Code Section 13A-6-3 (1975). Sentence was forty-five years' imprisonment. Four issues are raised on appeal.

I

The defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he illegally sold alcoholic beverages and conducted gambling at his home, both on the night of the homicide and on prior occasions. He argues that this evidence supplied the inferences that he…