Monahan v. State

ALMON, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of unlawful possession of a pistol, after having been convicted of a crime of violence, to-wit, manslaughter. Judgment was entered accordingly. He appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, 412 So.2d 287, which affirmed the judgment of the trial court. This Court granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

The defendant contends that manslaughter in the second degree is not a “crime of violence” as that term is used in Code 1975, § 13-6-150, and will not, therefore, support a conviction under § 13-6-152.

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