McCain v. State

The appellant, Sabrina Yvonne McCain, was indicted for the murder of Tyrone F. Whetstone. She was convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter, a violation of § 13A-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The appellant raises the following issues.

I

The appellant initially contends that the state did not present sufficient evidence to submit the charge of murder to the jury. Here, the appellant was found guilty of the lesser included offense of manslaughter. By finding her guilty of manslaughter, the jury acquitted her of the greater charge of murder. The…