Reeves v. State

TYSON, Judge.

James Robert Reeves was indicted for the murder of Melvin Price in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama. The jury-found the appellant guilty of criminally negligent homicide and the trial judge sentenced him to “twelve months’ imprisonment in the county jail.”

We pretermit a statement of facts in this case since they are not relevant to our discussion of the sole issue raised by the appellant on this appeal.

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During the trial of this cause, the appellant attempted to call Ernest Trehern as a witness. Trehern was present at the scene of the shooting and the record reveals he had…