Patrick v. State

JOHNSON, Judge.

Under an indictment charging murder in the first degree this appellant was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, his punishment being fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of ten years. The plea was not guilty, which includes a plea of not guilty by reason of self-defense.

The State’s evidence tends to show that appellant and the deceased, Walter Jones, were at the Steelworker’s Club in Fairfield, Alabama, during the evening of October 29, 1963. Appellant went to the club at approximately 9:00 P.M. Jones was in the club when appellant arrived.…