Cooper v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

First degree murder; sentence: life imprisonment.

On November 14,1975, Terry Jenkins was shot to death on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery. Around 3:00 P.M. on that date, Jenkins was walking between buildings on the campus with companions Cliff Eaton, Willy Dunn and Jessie *92Giles. Someone came up behind the group and called Jenkins’ name. Suddenly a quick series of gunshots was heard, and Jenkins lay dead on the ground.

At the end of the State’s case in chief, the defense rested without putting on any evidence. Appellant futilely tested the sufficiency of the…