McConnell v. State

Gunter, Justice.

This appeal is from a conviction for murder and a life sentence. The trial judge overruled a motion for a new trial as amended, and three errors have been enumerated in this court.

The first is on the general grounds and it contends that the evidence in the case which was wholly circumstantial did not exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. Having reviewed the transcript, we agree that the evidence against appellant was wholly circumstantial. However, there was evidence to the effect that the victim was seen with the appellant shortly…