Griffin v. State

LAWSON, Justice.

On October 31, 1966, a jury of Macon County found Eulice Griffin guilty of murder in the second degree in two cases which were tried together, the killings having occurred at the same time. The jury fixed Griffin’s punishment in Circuit Court Case 1458 at imprisonment in the State penitentiary for a period of thirty-five years and fixed his punishment in Case 1459 at imprisonment for twenty-five years. Judgments were entered in accord with the jury verdicts and Griffin was duly sentenced on the same day, namely, October 31, 1966. Immediately after the sentences were imposed,…