Anderson v. State

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

I,Appellant Ricky Ray Anderson was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. On appeal, Anderson contends that the circuit court (1) erred in denying his motion for directed verdict because there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for capital murder; (2) erred in giving the jury an unconstitutional instruction that shifted the State’s burden of proof to the defendant; (3) abused its discretion in allowing testimony that the victim was pregnant; (4) abused its discretion in admitting State’s Exhibits 9-16, photographs of…