Parker v. State

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

William Robert Parker was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, contending the jury finding that he was competent to stand trial was against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence, the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial, the prosecutor made inflammatory remarks, the issue of competency was not properly submitted to the jury, and he was erroneously denied a requested jury charge. We overrule these contentions and affirm the judgment.

Parker was charged with the murder of Shane Caskey. During the trial defense…