Martin v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Gary Martin was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the 1998 killing of Kimberly Burris. Martin raises two points on appeal; neither has merit, and we affirm his conviction.

For his first point on appeal, Martin argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict. Particularly, Martin contends that there was insufficient evidence to corroborate the statement of an accomplice, Yolonda Day, who gave several statements to authorities in Arkansas and in St. Louis, Missouri, that she had witnessed the murder. We treat…