Weaver v. State

Manslaughter in the first degree; ten years.

The evidence presented at trial was without conflict that the appellant shot "Poochie" Campbell, on May 21, 1978. The dispute was whether the appellant shot in self-defense.

The evidence presented by the State indicated that the victim, Willard "Poochie" Campbell, along with the appellant's wife and two children, and others, had been riding in a car in Pritchard, Alabama. When they reached Hale Drive in Pritchard, the appellant approached on a motorcycle. The appellant had a pistol in his hand, and as he neared the car he placed it at the nose of…