Hurst v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Hurst was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. At arraignment and trial he was represented by employed counsel under a plea of not guilty. After conviction he was found to be indigent and he is in this Court with a free transcript. Trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

At the time of the homicide appellant was a Lieutenant on the Talladega Police Force. The killing occurred on the night of June 4, 1973, on a fire lane in a dense forest about five miles from the city limits of Talladega. Appellant was in charge of the Third…