Sheker v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

James Dee Francis Sheker, a/k/a Dallas Dean Rust, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted of Second Degree Murder, in Logan County District Court, Case No. CRF-78-42, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of ten (10) years’ to life, and he appeals.

Briefly stated, the evidence presented at trial establishes that the defendant was employed as a consultant with an employment agency in Chevy Chase, Maryland during the summer of 1975. While residing in nearby Washington, D. C., Farlan Speer sought the agency’s assistance with employment and it…