Hale v. State

Appellant was indicted and convicted for the murder of Leonard Lee Fulgham by shooting him with a pistol in violation of Ala. Code § 13A-6-2 (1975). At arraignment, in the presence of counsel, he pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Upon conviction, the trial court set appellant's sentence at life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Appellant is represented by the same court-appointed counsel on appeal as he was at trial. His cause comes before this court informa pauperis.

The sufficiency of the state's evidence has not been challenged. Briefly stated, on the evening of…