Massey v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charged the appellant, Elva Lee Massey, with first degree murder. The Jury’s verdict found the appellant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and its verdict and judgment fixed punishment at ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The appellant had been married to the deceased, James Massey, for over sixteen years and was divorced from him on July 22, 1969. Thereafter, the deceased married one Peggy Bradley on July 23, 1969.

David Bradley, the stepson of the deceased, James Massey, and son of Peggy Bradley Massey, lived in Fairfax, Alabama, in the custody…