Mitchell v. State

The Jefferson County Grand Jury, in its October, 1982 session, indicted appellant, Julia Ann Mitchell, for the murder of Clarence Quarels. On February 1, 1983, she was found guilty as charged, and on February 11, 1983, she was sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary.

At trial, in preliminary testimony, David Hubbard stated that he had known Clarence Quarels for twenty years, that they worked together, had lived together for a year and that they were good friends. He testified that he had known Ms. Mitchell all of his life, that she and Quarels were going together, and that she…