Clayton v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

In the lower court the accused was indicted for murder in the first' degree and convicted of the lesser offense of manslaughter in'the first degree.

The indictment alleges that he killed William Thomas Compton, alias B. T. Compton, by shooting him with a gun or pistol.

In many aspects the evidence is not in substantial dispute.

On the day in question the appellant came to Centre, Alabama at about nine o’clock A.M. He was a resident of the county and lived a short distance from Centre.

Soon after his arrival he attended to some business matters. The evidence supports the view…