State v. Gum

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

Gary Gum appeals from a final order of the Circuit Court of Webster County entered October 16,1981, which confirmed his conviction for first degree murder, denied his motion for a new trial, and sentenced him to life in the penitentiary, subject to the jury’s recommendation of mercy. The appellant makes thirteen various assignments of error. We fail to find merit in any of these, and therefore, we affirm his conviction.

On the morning of October 15, 1979, Eugene Gum, the appellant’s brother, went hunting in a rural area of Webster County known as Jumbo with his son,…