Coney v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellant in this case, Farris Eugene Coney, appeals from a judgment of conviction for attempted murder in the first degree and escape in the second degree. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to 50 years and fined $15,000 on the attempted murder conviction and sentenced to 12 years and fined $10,000 on the escape conviction for a total prison term of 62 years and total fines of $25,000. He contends on appeal that the trial court erred in permitting the State to introduce three photographs of the victim at his trial.

The State presented the following case at…