Sexton v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Murder. Appeal from Crenshaw Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Dozier Sexton was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The defendant killed A. D. Pettey by shooting him with a pistol, and was indicted for murder in the second degree, and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree.(1) The killing occurred at the house of Oleve Purdue, a negro, where a negro “frolic” was in progress, which was attended by several white men, among others the defendant and the deceased, both of whom were drinking.
Bud Grayson, the first witness examined in behalf of the state, testified: That the deceased was killed March 7, 1914, by the defendant, and “the way the killing happened was there was two negroes got to tusseling…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- McHugh v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
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