Stephens v. State

LAWSON, Justice.

The appellant, Alex Stephens, was indicted for the offense of murder in the first ■degree.by a grand jury of Covington County. Stephens being unable to employ counsel, two practicing attorneys at the bar of said county were appointed by the court to> represent him. He pleaded not guilty but upon his trial upon the said indictment he was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment was fixed by the trial jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary of this state for a period of forty years. Judgment and sentence were in accord with the verdict.

The deceased, George…