Williams v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Landis Williams, Jr., appeals the judgment of the Pulaski County Circuit Court convicting him of the first-degree murder of Lamont Cullins and sentencing him to imprisonment for sixty years. The sole point of error raised in this appeal is the denial of appellant’s motion for directed verdict. The motion was based on two grounds; the evidence of appellant’s intent to cause the victim’s death was insufficient, and the evidence established justification for appellant’s act. Neither ground has merit and we affirm the judgment.

A motion for a directed verdict…