State v. Bryant

CLEMENS, Judge.

Defendant Mark Bryant was indicted and tried for murdering Sam Anderson by pouring a flammable liquid on his body and setting him afire. The jury found defendant guilty of second-degree murder and assessed his punishment at 25 years’ imprisonment. Defendant has appealed, contesting only the admission of three items of demonstrative evidence. We affirm.

According to evidence favorable to the state, including uncontested admissions made by defendant: On the night of October 16, 1971 defendant and a companion, Vernon Pierce, were walking in the 700 block of North Sarah in St.…