Tarver v. State

JOSEPH J. MULLINS, Retired Circuit Judge.

The grand jury of Jefferson County charged the appellant, Henry Lee Tarver, with first degree murder of Ruby McGinnis Sherrod, by shooting her with a pistol. Appellant entered pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and' fixed his punishment at life imprisonment. The trial court duly entered judgment in accordance with the verdict, and appellant appeals to this Court.

This appeal was submitted to this Court on briefs. The appellant was represented by counsel of his…