Teeple v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Appellant was indicted on a charge of first degree murder on April 2, 1974, and was found guilty by the Jury of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. After appellant’s arrest, she was confined in the Lowndes County Jail from October 27, 1973, until the date of her trial April 22, 1974. Appellant’s bond was set originally at $25,000.00 and on motion of defense counsel, the trial judge reduced it to $10,000.00.

The homicide occurred at the Jack and Jill, a Lowndes County grocery and drinking establishment. The appellant, Alice Teeple, had been…