Russell v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from* Circuit Court, Houston County; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Georgia Russell was indicted for murder in the first degree, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and she appeals. The charge was that defendant killed Claudie Jones by cutting her with a knife. The witnesses Gussie Lewis and Willie Austin testified that at times the defendant would act peculiarly; that she would curse, shut herself up in hex- room, and not let any one come in.
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Appeal from* Circuit Court, Houston County; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Georgia Russell was indicted for murder in the first degree, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and she appeals. The charge was that defendant killed Claudie Jones by cutting her with a knife. The witnesses Gussie Lewis and Willie Austin testified that at times the defendant would act peculiarly; that she would curse, shut herself up in hex- room, and not let any one come in. Gussie Lewis was asked, “When that time came, how would she do, how would she talk?” and she answered, “She would just act fractious, and -snap…
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, P. J.
The defendant, a woman, was indicted for murder in the first degree ; was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years. When arraigned the defendant pleaded (1) not guilty, and (2) not guilty by reason of insanity. '
On this appeal it is insisted that the court in many instances erred in its rulings upon the admission and rejection of testimony. The refusal to give three special written charges requested by tbe defendant is also-complained of-as being error.
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