Wafer v. People

Defendant Willie Gene Wafer was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder. Claiming the trial court erred in several respects, this defendant, on writ of error, urges that his conviction be reversed and that he be granted a new trial. We find no reversible error. Therefore, the trial court’s judgment is affirmed.

Evidence presented at trial shows that defendant Wafer shot and killed victim Moore on the evening of November 10, 1966. Defendant, an Army sergeant, and some servicemen- friends were in Colorado Springs on this evening to do some celebrating. About 8:00 P.M., defendant and the…