Mills v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Jerry R. Mills, was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury for murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala. Code 1975. Following a jury trial, Mills was convicted of manslaughter, a violation of § 13A-6-3, Ala.Code 1975, as a lesser-included offense of murder. The circuit court sentenced Mills to 20 years’ imprisonment and ordered Mills to pay $50 to the crime victims compensation fund and to pay court costs. This appeal followed.

The record indicates the following pertinent facts. Mills and Max Bryant III (“Trey”) went to Leroy Presley’s house looking for a table that…