Chavers v. State

DeCARLO, Judge.

James Chavers, Jr. was indicted for the offense of first degree murder. At the conclusion of the trial before a jury he was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment was fixed at five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. The appellant gave notice of appeal and asked for probation, which was denied. His motion for a new trial was denied, and the appellant is now before this court.

James Chavers, Jr. lived at 524 Booker Street in Roosevelt City, Jefferson County, Alabama, with his wife, Ethel Bell Chavers, Carlos Chavers, their ten-year-old son, and his…