Young v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted for the first degree murder of Vanche Ellette by shooting her with a pistol. His punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Although appellant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, he was duly transferred to the Lawrence County Circuit Court to be tried as an adult. Young v. State, 399 So.2d 262 (Ala. 1981).

The sufficiency of the State's evidence is not questioned on this appeal. Therefore, a lengthy recitation of facts is unnecessary. Briefly, the undisputed evidence reveals that the appellant broke into the deceased's home in Mount Hope between…