Traylor v. State

David Traylor was indicted for murder in violation of §13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment." The trial judge sentenced the appellant to forty-five years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The appellant was also ordered to pay twenty-five dollars for a crime victim assessment fee and court costs.

During the late evening of June 24, 1988 or early morning of June 25, 1988, the victim, Jeffery Edwards, and the appellant got into a fight at the Carver Community Center in Gadsden, Alabama. After the fight the victim left the center…