State v. Beall

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. *

The issue raised in this appeal is whether the crime occurred in Tennessee or Kentucky and whether the trial judge properly instructed the jury on the law as to jurisdiction and venue.

The judgment is affirmed.

On September 9, 1984, the body of the defendant’s wife was found in a remote area of Montgomery County. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head.

The defendant admitted he killed his wife but testified the event took place in Kentucky.

In the course of the…