Brooks v. State

MONTIE L, Judge.

The appellant, Sean Dawson Brooks, was indicted for the killing of Blair Benson, in violation of § 13A-6-3(a)(l), Code of Alabama 1975. William Alan Weidler was also indicted for this offense and the appellant’s and Weidler’s cases were consolidated for trial. Both the appellant and Weidler were convicted of manslaughter. The facts of this case are related in Weidler v. State, 624 So.2d 1090 (Ala.Crim.App.1993).

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The appellant contends that the trial court erred by charging the jury on complicity because, he argues, the principles of complicity are inconsistent with the concept…