Porter v. State

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Porter was convicted of the armed robbery and the felony murder of Willie Perkins, Sr. on June 27, 1983. He received a sentence of life in prison and a term of years. Mr. Perkins owned the Perkins Lake property in Barrow County. He stocked the ponds on the property for fishing and held fishing tournaments at which fishermen paid a fee to fish. He customarily paid cash for the fish to stock the ponds. Testimony at trial indicated $4,300 had been paid for fish on one occasion. Other testimony showed Perkins ordered fish for a Fourth of July tournament but…