Robinson v. State

BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Retired Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted appellant-defendant of murder in the first degree pursuant to an indictment therefor. The jury also fixed punishment at life imprisonment. Appellant was an indigent prior to and on appeal.

It appears that the victim of the homicide was appellant’s wife.

Appellant first asserts that the indictment is the product of a violation of the doctrine of the separation of powers as required by the Constitution of Alabama and is void. Constitution of Alabama of 1901, Section 43; Vol. 1, Code of Alabama 1975, p. 192. Motion to quash the indictment…