Wakefield v. State

David Wakefield, the appellant, was indicted for the capital offense involving the robbery and intentional killing of Woodrow Kelley in violation of Alabama Code Section 13A-5-40 (a)(2). A jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. Sentence was set at ten years' imprisonment.Ex parte Wakefield, 447 So.2d 1325 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983).

Wakefield argues that the trial court erred in refusing his written requested instructions on criminally negligent homicide, accident, and self-defense. In response, the Attorney General argues that the objection in the trial court was…