Dutton v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Evelyn Thomas Dutton was indicted for attempted murder in violation of § 13A-4-2, Code of Alabama 1975. She was found “guilty as charged in the indictment” and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. She raises four issues on appeal.

The record reveals that the victim in this case was the appellant’s husband, Jackie Dutton. The appellant and her husband resided near Collinsville, Alabama. During the latter part of April of 1989, they moved in with Jackie Dutton’s mother, Jewel Dut-ton, because they were building a house. She also lived near Collinsville. Jewell Dutton testified that…