Beasley v. State

DeCARLO, Judge.

James Beasley was convicted of the murder of his common-law wife and punishment was fixed at life imprisonment.

On August 25, 1973, Chief James Maples of the Monroeville Police Department was called to the home of appellant. Arriving at approximately 11:00 A.M. he found Lucille Beasley’s body lying facedown in the hallway. James Beasley appeared to be drinking, and the Chief did not talk with him, but called the Sheriff.

Deputy Sheriff Larry Ikner arrived some fifteen minutes after the shooting and observed pieces of a twenty gauge shotgun scattered some eleven feet down the…