Smith v. State

The appellant was indicted for murder, in violation of § 13A- 6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. She was found guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. She raises three issues on appeal.

I

The appellant first contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion for judgment of acquittal because, she argues, the State failed to prove that she did not act in self-defense. The State presented the following evidence in support of its case:

George Lee Smith, the appellant's husband, testified that there were several people at his house on the evening…