Mallory v. State

Clarke, Chief Justice.

Dr. Vincent Mallory was convicted of malice murder and arson. *626He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the malice murder and to 20 years to run consecutively with the life sentence for the arson.1 Dr. Mallory, a black male, was convicted of the murder of Shelby Fields, a white woman who was his patient. The state contended that he had a romantic relationship with the victim. The charred body of the victim, who had been shot in the head before being burned, was found in the home of Dr. George Fuller. Dr. Fuller, Ms. Fields’ dentist and neighbor with whom she sold a…