JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The 2024 provocation manslaughter conviction of a Birmingham man was upheld by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Friday, January 2026.
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the court denied the appeal of 41-year-old Clinton Tyrone Ruffin. He was convicted June 14, 2024.
According to authorities, evidence at trial showed that on December 22, 2022, a fight erupted at a residence in Jefferson County that was instigated by an intoxicated family member. Ruffin is said to have gone to the scene of the disturbance and was approached by the intoxicated family member who struck Ruffin’s car with his fist…