Stinson v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Johnny Stinson appeals from the judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of the felony murder of his girlfriend, Rosemary Reynolds.

1. The State presented evidence which established the victim was killed by a single gunshot wound to the back of her head. Due to the gunpowder stippling surrounding the entrance wound, a forensic pathologist estimated the gun was fired from a distance of three-six inches from the victim’s scalp. After seeing the path the bullet took upon entering the victim’s head, the forensic pathologist determined the bullet was…