Dixon v. State

Brenda Ann Dixon, the appellant, was convicted of the attempted murder of Tuscaloosa police officer Tina Williams and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. On this direct appeal of her conviction, the appellant raises five issues. However, our disposition of the first issue makes discussion of the remaining four unnecessary.

The appellant claims that the evidence of her insanity was overwhelming, overcame the presumption of sanity, and entitled her to a judgment of acquittal. We agree.

At the time of the events at issue here, the appellant was a 40-year-old attorney practicing law in…