Willis v. State

Gregory, Justice.

In November, 1980, the defendant, Charles E. Willis, was indicted for the murder of his son, Randall Willis. The first trial of the case resulted in a mistrial. On retrial the defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied and this appeal followed.

At trial the victim’s common-law wife testified that, on the day of the victim’s death, she, the victim, and Billy Pitts located the defendant at the house of Eunice Reynolds and received permission from the defendant to cut timber on the defendant’s land. The defendant left…