Gothard v. State

On October 10, 1981, Hollis Eugene Gothard, the appellant, was "totally drunk" and driving his northbound automobile in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 31 in Jefferson County. A two and one-half mile path of near tragedies climaxed in a horrible disaster when Gothard collided head-on into a car in which Richard Reeves, his twenty-three-year old wife and their eleven-month old infant were riding. Mrs. Reeves was killed, with almost every bone in her body being broken. Gothard was indicted and convicted for her murder. Alabama Code Section13A-6-2 (a)(2). Sentence was ten years'…