Commander v. State

The prosecution grew out of a deplorable tragedy wherein the life of a thirteen year old boy was lost by having been struck by an automobile driven by this appellant. The appellant was convicted for murder in the second degree and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. Both here and in the trial court he is represented by court appointed counsel.

On the night of December 16, 1976, Mrs. Oma Jean Henderson and her four children were driving on Gaskin Road near the Alabama-Florida state line in Covington County. The left front tire on the automobile "blew out" and Mrs. Henderson pulled her car…