Williams v. State

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Marcus Antwine Williams was indicted for murder, a violation of §§ 13A-6-2, Ala. Code 1975, for the shooting death of Victor Martin on October 5, 2002. A jury convicted him of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment; the sentence was split, and he was ordered to serve 5 years in prison.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred when it refused to instruct the jury on self-defense as Williams…