Stevenson v. State

Eddie Stevenson, Jr., was indicted for the first degree murder of Phillip Lee Jones "by shooting him with a shotgun." Appellant's plea of former jeopardy was denied by the trial court and the jury found appellant "guilty as charged." Sentence was set at life imprisonment

On February 28, 1979, appellant shot and killed Phillip Lee Jones at the Big Bear Supermarket at the corner of Goode Street and Fairview Avenue in Montgomery. Appellant shot the victim with a .410 gauge shotgun

Appellant was originally indicted for this shooting by the Montgomery County Grand Jury on July 13, 1979, said…