Holloman v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Second degree murder; sentence: ninety-nine years imprisonment.. The evidence showed that around 6:45 P.M. on March 29, 1976, the appellant and his brother, Michael Holloman, went to the apartment where Welbert Johnson was staying. They cursed and threatened Johnson and then began fighting him. The motive is unclear, and it appears to be a senseless scuffle that culminated in a knifing. The appellant repeatedly stabbed Johnson in the back, while Michael Holloman held him on the ground. Both brothers ran away when a resident of the apartment fired two warning shots at the duo.…