State v. Rush

WHICHARD, Justice.

Defendant was indicted for one count of first-degree murder, was tried noncapitally and found guilty, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. We find no prejudicial error.

At defendant’s trial, the State presented evidence that tended to show the following:

Bryan Bobbitt testified that defendant and the victim, Timothy Strickland, were his neighbors. On 18 June 1993, Bobbitt’s father hosted a neighborhood cookout, which defendant attended. Defendant and Bobbitt left the cookout around midnight and sat down on the road outside to finish their beers. About thirty minutes later,…