Clark v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury of murder in the second degree, 1 for the shotgun slaying of Marshall Hogan. He was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than fifteen (15) nor more than twenty-five (25) years. His appeal charges the following five errors:(1) Verdict not sustained by the evidence upon elements of intent, malice and absence of self-defense;(2) Admission of a shotgun shell into evidence without first establishing its chain of custody;(3) Admission into evidence of exhibits that tended to establish that the defendant had committed another crime;(4)…