Cauley v. State

Johnny Raymond Cauley shot and killed Paul Yancey with a handgun. He was convicted of malice murder and of the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and was sentenced to life imprisonment and to a term of years.

Cauley, a driver for a waste oil company, reported to the company to see if there was any work for him. Yancey (the owner of the company) and his wife drove into the company parking lot. As Cauley was in the process of leaving, he and Yancey engaged in an argument over a sum of money that Cauley claimed was owing to him. Another employee of the company asked Cauley to leave.…