Thompson v. State

The appellant was convicted for the first degree murder of Veronica Ann Cagle Wilson. Sentence was fixed at life imprisonment. This is a companion case to Flanagan v. State,369 So.2d 46, 6 Div. 865 (Ms. January 30, 1979, Ala.Cr.App.).

The only issue presented on appeal is the failure of the trial judge to give the following requested charges.

"Defendant's Charge No. 5

"The Court charges the jury that mere presence alone at the scene of a homicide is not sufficient to make a person an accessory."

"Defendant's Charge No. 6

"The Court charges the jury that one is not guilty of

homicide because he…