Sanders v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the first degree murder of her husband, Ray Sanders. Sentence was life imprisonment as required by Alabama Code 1975, Section 13-1-74.

I

The major issue presented by this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain and support the conviction. The defendant contends that a first degree murder was not shown and was not proved by either the facts or the evidence in this case. Specifically, the defendant contends that there was no evidence of deliberation, premeditation, willfulness or malice.

The evidence presented by the State reveals that Ray…