Ward v. State

Carl Brad Ward and Kenneth Gregory Long were indicted for the capital murder of Jeanette Smith Little, in violation of §13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. The court granted Ward's motion for severance, and Ward's case was tried first. The jury found Ward guilty of the lesser-included offense of murder, and the court sentenced Ward to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary. Three issues are raised on appeal.

I

Ward contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the circumstantial evidence presented by the State at trial permitted an inference…