Tillman v. State

WELCH, Presiding Judge.1

Timothy Dane Tillman was convicted of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala.Code *8341975, for the killing of his wife, Janet, and of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-9-6, Ala.Code 1975. Tillman was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction, and to 10 years in prison for the criminal-possession-of-a-forged-instrument conviction, both sentences to be served consecutively.

Because of our resolution of this case, only a brief recitation of the facts is necessary here. Tillman married the victim, Janet, in…