State v. Young

McGraw, Justice:

The appellant, Gary L. Young, was convicted in the circuit court of Mercer County of first degree murder after the shooting death of his ex-wife, Pamela Young and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the opportunity for parole. He assigns several grounds as error and asks for a new trial. He objects to certain jury instructions and argues that the lower court erred in admitting into evidence statements made by the deceased before and after the incident. He also objects to the admission of other testimony and contends that the lower court should have granted him a change…