McCombs v. State

WELCH, Judge.

Brandon McCombs was indicted on a charge of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala.Code 1975. After hearing the evidence in the case, a jury convicted him of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. The trial court then sentenced McCombs to 20 years’ imprisonment.

The evidence adduced at trial tended to show the following. On the night of June 24, 2005, McCombs and two of his Mends went to a site on the Warrior River known as “the bridge,” where young adults primarily from the Pleasant Grove and Huey-town areas congregated. (R. 72.) McCombs, who had graduated from McA-dory High…