(Download) "Geommery M. Coleman v. State" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Geommery M. Coleman v. State
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
- Release Date : January 21, 1979
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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Assault with intent to murder; sentence: twenty years imprisonment. Around 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 1977, the appellant along with Leon Latham, John and Ralph Hargress, Larry Williams, and Tom Jones gathered at Leon Latham's residence to shoot dice. Around 7:00 or 7:30 p.m., with a game in progress, Wattie Harris arrived. Shortly thereafter appellant lost $8 to John Hargress who was throwing the dice at the time. John Hargress did not have change for appellant's $20, and Wattie Harris told Ralph Hargress that he could make change. Appellant retorted that he was not in the game and did not have anything to do with it. An argument ensued between the two. Appellant and Harris were kneeling on the floor with the others in the game when the argument erupted. However, Harris stood and moved near the front door immediately after its initiation. The argument was short-lived as Leon Latham intervened as peacemaker, and no other words passed between the appellant and Harris. Approximately five to ten minutes later, John Hargress lost control of the dice ending the game, and the appellant went to use the bathroom. Within a few moments, appellant returned with a gun to the doorway leading from the living room where the game was being held. He began to fire in the direction of Harris and in the process shot both Harris and Tom Jones. Appellant was subsequently tried and convicted of assault with intent to murder Wattie Harris. He was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment, and that conviction was affirmed without opinion by this court on May 22, 1979. The instant case concerns the assault on Tom Jones.