Washington v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted for the first degree murder of Marilyn Copeland by stabbing her with a screwdriver or by striking blows to her head in violation of Ala. Code § 13-1-70 (1975). His punishment was fixed at life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. At arraignment, in the presence of counsel, appellant pleaded not guilty. He is represented on this appeal, as he was at trial, by court-appointed counsel, and has been furnished with a free transcript.

Appellant raises two issues on this appeal: the sufficiency of the state's evidence and the admission of photographs of the…