Hall v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of first degree murder, theft by receiving, and fleeing. The theft by receiving conviction was merged into the murder conviction, and therefore, appellant was sentenced only for first degree murder and fleeing. The appellant’s primary point on appeal is that the only crime he can be convicted of is second degree murder. We affirm the judgments of conviction as set out by the trial court. Since the sufficiency of the evidence is questioned, we set out the evidence in detail.

Charles Thomas’ car was stolen on March 16, 1988. On March 21,1988,…