Douglas v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The appellant was indicted for the first degree murder of his former wife, Frances Coleman, “by cutting her with a knife.” The jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the first degree as charged and fixed punishment at life imprisonment. The trial court then set sentence in accordance with this verdict.

Alice Johnson testified that on June 29, 1975, she was living with her daughter, the deceased Frances Coleman, in Dothan, Alabama, at 304 East North Street. She stated that her daughter Frances had formerly been married to Joe Junior Douglas, the appellant, but they were…