Courtney v. State

BARFIELD, Judge.

Defendant, Darrell Courtney, appeals the final judgment and sentence of the circuit court adjudicating him guilty of first degree murder. Defendant is an inmate at Union Correctional Institute. He was charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of another inmate. The evidence against Courtney was circumstantial with the exception of the testimony of a fellow inmate, Ronald Richards, who claimed to be an eyewitness.

The defendant in this appeal challenges the admission into evidence of a letter written by him following the murder and the exclusion of the…