Legal Opinion
Thigpen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 5, 1972No. 1 Div. 180PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYSON, Judge.
The indictment charged that appellant, Arenza Thigpen, unlawfully and with malice aforethought, killed James Perine by shooting him with a gun. Jury trial resulted in a conviction of second degree murder. Verdict and judgment set punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.
State’s witness Preston Goode testified that he was with Perine on the date in question. At about 2:30 p. m., he drove with Perine to Finley’s Drugstore, which was located in the Toulminville area of Mobile County. According to Goode, Perine got out of the car with a shotgun in his hand and “yelled…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
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3Cited by71 opinions
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