Byrd v. State

57 So.2d 388 (1952)

BYRD

v.

STATE.

2 Div. 291.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 3, 1952.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1952.

H. A. Lloyd and W. W. Dinning, Demopolis, for appellant.

Si Garrett, Atty. Gen., and Robt. Straub, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

STAKELY, Justice.

Charlie Byrd was indicted for the murder of Neely Trigg. Trial resulted in a conviction and sentence of murder in the first degree. The death penalty was imposed. The appeal comes here under the automatic appeal act.

Evidence for the state tended to show that on, Sunday, October 29, 1950, about 11: 45 A. M. the car of the deceased,…