Chambers v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Ruth Alice Jones Chambers, the appellant, was convicted of reckless manslaughter in the death of John Martin Huffman, a Birmingham police officer. Huffman died as a result of injuries he sustained when he was struck by an automobile driven by the appellant. The appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual felony offender. She raises four issues on this appeal of that conviction.

I

The appellant argues that the indictment was confusing and legally insufficient and that her request for a more definite statement should have been granted.

In pertinent part, the…