Nichols v. State

Appellant Jackie Sue Nichols was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a pharmacist. She was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Three issues are raised on appeal.

I

Appellant first contends that the evidence presented by the State was insufficient to support the verdict. We cannot agree. The facts as they were presented by the State's case in chief showed that on July 14, 1980, at 6:51 p.m., an alarm went off on the Gardendale Police Department's alarm board indicating that an alarm switch had been pulled at J J Drugs, a local pharmacy.

A patrol car was sent to the scene, and arrived at 6:59…