George v. State

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

The appellant, Arthur T. George, indicted and tried for the murder of his wife, Lela George, was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The defendant pleaded “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity.” He offered no evidence to disprove the fact that he killed his wife.

The evidence for the State tended to show that defendant killed his wife on July 27, 1938, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, by shooting her with a twenty-two rifle. The killing took place about 7:30 in the evening, while the wife was standing on the front…