Campbell v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant was charged with the murder of his father and the arson of the house trailer where they lived. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and arson.

Carlos Campbell, the victim, was last seen by his sister on Christmas Eve 1984, at about 5:30 p.m. Later that night she telephoned and spoke with him and defendant. She called again on Christmas Day but received no answer. A witness testified that defendant drove him around in the victim’s car that day. Defendant checked into a motel the same day; the motel owner described the victim’s car and testified that defendant was…