Wicker v. State

Mary Jewel Wicker was indicted for the murder of her husband, Troy Wicker, Jr., in violation of § 13A-6-2 (a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged" in the indictment and the trial judge set sentence at life imprisonment in the penitentiary.

A hearing on the State's motion for continuance was held and Danny Kimbrough, an employee of the District Attorney's office, testified.

He stated that one of the State's witnesses, Patricia Yarbrough, testified at the Grand Jury proceedings and had appeared at all other court proceedings until the case was set for trial.…