Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama March 2, 1982, 6 Div. 663 (Washington v. State)

HARRIS, Presiding Judge.

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.