Hill v. State

CATES, Judge.

Voluntary manslaughter: ten years.

I

Hill testified in his own behalf. He did not bring any proof as to his good repute.

The State called a rebuttal witness who, over objection, was allowed to testify that Hill enjoyed a bad reputation for turbulence and violence in the community. The court’s ruling was error. Bedsole v. State, 274 Ala. 603, 150 So.2d 696; Pugh v. State, 42 Ala.App. 499, 169 So.2d 27; Sorrells v. State, 44 Ala.App. 481, 213 So.2d 687.

II

There was no error in denying Hill’s complaint about a delay in trial. He had been in the State hospital at Mt. Vernon for an…