Holyfield v. State

The Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted Calloway Holyfield with the unlawful killing of Bertha Mae Gaines, "by shooting her with a rifle."

He entered a plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. After a two-day trial he was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

On May 6, 1976, after returning home from work, the appellant was advised by his son that his sister-in-law, Bertha Mae Gaines, had called earlier that evening to speak with him. Appellant was told that his sister-in-law had left a message asking that he…