Washington v. State

The grand jury of Montgomery County charged that Clarence Washington: ". . unlawfully and with malice aforethought, killed Jessie Price by shooting him with a pistol. . . ." Trial was held and a jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punishment at ten years in the penitentiary.

Richard A. Roper was employed by the Alabama Department of Toxicology and Criminal Investigation as a toxicologist and the director of the Montgomery laboratory. After September 12, 1975, he conducted a post mortem examination of the body of the victim, Jessie Price. His examination revealed…