Smith v. State

David Smith was indicted by the grand jury of Mobile County, Alabama on a charge of murder, in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury's verdict was "guilty of murder as charged in the indictment." The trial judge sentenced the appellant to 25 years' imprisonment.

Roderick Williams testified that on February 26, 1990, he and his brother, Levi Williams, the murder victim, were going home from Mardi Gras. While travelling down Ross Street, they had to stop for a vehicle blocking the street. This vehicle, a yellow Toyota automobile, was stopped between two other vehicles that were…