Ferrier v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was charged with murder in the first degree. He was convicted of that offense in a trial by jury and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal to this Court presents three issues:(1) Alleged error in the giving of the State’s tendered instruction number 6 to the effect that voluntary drunkenness or intoxication does not excuse crime and that a defendant cannot escape punishment for a crime on the ground that he did an alleged unlawful act while drunk.(2) Alleged error in the admission of State’s photographs (Exhibits 21, 27 and 28) over objections that they were…