Annie Laurie Gunter v. Jere Beasley

The appellant was indicted and convicted for the murder of Terry Dewayne Diayck by shooting him with a shotgun in violation of Alabama Code § 13A-6-2 (Supp. 1977). The trial court fixed his punishment at twenty years in the state penitentiary. At arraignment, in the presence of counsel, appellant pleaded not guilty. He is presented on this appeal by the same court-appointed counsel who represented him at trial and has been furnished with a free transcript.