Wells v. State

Hunt, Justice.

Robert Wells III, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of James Yates in Mitchell County on Sunday, June 25, 1989. His appeal asserts error by the trial court in dismissing a juror for cause, in denying the defendant’s motion in limine, and in refusing to admit prior convictions of the victim while admitting prior convictions of the defendant. We affirm.

Wells lived with the victim’s sister for nearly five years. There was some evidence of an ongoing dispute between him and the victim. On the afternoon of June 25, 1989, he asked the victim and a friend to…