Bass v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. Prior to arraignment he was found to be indigent and counsel was appointed to represent him throughout the trial proceedings in the court below. He pleaded not guilty. After conviction he was furnished a free transcript and trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

The homicide occurred on February 7, 1973, shortly after 8:00 P.M. in front of the A & A Delicatessen, located at First Avenue and Thirty-Fifth Street, North, in Birmingham, Alabama.

The wife of the deceased, Herman…