Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama March 29, 1983 (Murry v. State)

Paul Edward Murry was indicted for the capital offense of murdering one Mary Pearl McCord, by shooting her with a pistol, while she was on active duty as a police officer for the City of Montgomery and was attempting to arrest Murry in violation of § 13A-5-40 (a)(5), Code of Alabama, 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty of the capital offense as charged in the indictment.