Burton v. State

Carley, Justice.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of malice murder. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and life sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds.

The victim was Mrs. Flossie Mae McCounley, who was the grandmother of appellant’s girl friend. Mrs. McCounley had raised her granddaughter from infancy and she was still living with Mrs. Mc-Counley at the time of the murder. Mrs. McCounley did not approve of her granddaughter’s relationship with appellant. Several days before the murder, appellant had…