Dickey v. State

Hill, Justice.

Following a change of venue to Bibb County, the defendant was convicted by a jury of the murder of Crawford County Deputy Sheriff Allen Kay O’Neal. The jury found that the offense of murder was committed against a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his official duties but recommended mercy to the court, and the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Several witnesses testified to encounters between the deputy sheriff and the defendant. One witness testified that three days before the shooting, the defendant had stated that as long as he lived he would have…