Brewer v. State

TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant Charles Michael Brewer was convicted for the second time for the murder of Diana Lynn Holland. His first conviction resulted in a reversal, Brewer v. State, 440 So.2d 1155 (Ala.Cr.App.1983), in which we discussed, at length, the propriety of references to a previous case in which Brewer had pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder. Brewer was sentenced to life imprisonment and brings this appeal. The issues raised on this appeal both revolve around whether the state elicited testimony regarding the previous crime, since this had been the reason for the original…