Duncan v. State

Carl Franklin Duncan was indicted for murder in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. The trial judge sentenced the appellant to 10 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

On the afternoon of April 22, 1983, the appellant arrived in Tuscaloosa County from Dalton, Georgia, where he had been working on a bridge construction project. Upon arriving in Tuscaloosa County, the appellant went to his company's headquarters on Highway 216. There, he talked with his supervisor and drank two beers. The supervisor…