Dotson v. State

Appellant was convicted by a jury in Jefferson County of murder in the first degree. The alleged victim was Allen Sanders. The death blow was inflicted with a knife wound in the victim’s chest. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for a new trial. Hence, this appeal.

The evidence was conflicting in many details. An argument which set the fatal blow in motion began without dispute in the home of one Rilla McGraw. The home, as one or more witnesses testified, was used to bootleg alcoholic beverages. A bar was set up in the home and wine was sold therefrom. A- group of thirty-five or more…