Lofton v. State

Vincent Lofton was indicted for reckless murder in violation of § 13A-6-2(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment" and he was sentenced to twenty-one years' imprisonment.

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on the evening of September 14, 1985, Jody Coggins went to pick up Jennifer Gray at her house on Barber Drive in the Coleman Lakes area of McCalla, Alabama. The two were students at McAdory High School and had a date to watch the Alabama-Texas A M game that night at his aunt's house. After Coggins picked up Gray, he proceeded on Coleman Lakes Road…