Jones v. State

HARRIS, Presiding Judge.

Appellants, who are identical twins, were separately indicted for murder in the first degree involving the death of Dennis By-num in Blount County, Alabama. They were represented by court-appointed counsel at arraignment and pleaded not guilty. Prior to trial it was made known to the Court that the family of appellants had employed Honorable Robert C. Sutton of the Birmingham Bar to represent them. By agreement of the parties the cases were consolidated for trial. The jury returned a verdict finding appellants guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed their…