# Edwards v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · November 4, 1975 · 56 Ala. App. 405

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9858027

## Case

- **Full name:** Martis Errole EDWARDS, Alias v. STATE
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
- **Decided:** November 4, 1975
- **Citations:** 56 Ala. App. 405; 321 So. 2d 744; 1975 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 1347
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Cates
- **Judges:** Cates, DeCARLO
- **Cited by:** 11 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

*411 CATES, Presiding Judge
(concurring).
Warren v. State, 44 Ala.App. 221 , 205 So.2d 916 , stands for the propositions (1) that a confession is presumed to be involuntary and (2) that independent disinterested State psychiatrists’ testimony of alcoholism exhibiting delirium tremens shifts the burden further to involuntariness.
In the instant case, Edwards’ testimony if believed, showed him on a spree but did not show chronic and persistent drunkenness. Moreover, without the confession the State by ballistic opinion evidence made out a case of his guilt.
As to appellant’s admitted presence at the killing, see Ala. Digest Homicide Key No. 151(1) as to excuse, justification and mitigation.

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