Easley v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for the offense of murder with malice; punishment was assessed at 300 years.

Appellant alleges nine grounds of error. In ground #7, he contends that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of three jail inmates, who attributed certain statements to appellant, allegedly made while appellant was in jail awaiting trial.

The indictment charged that the offense occurred on or about April 1, 1970. Over appellant’s objection, three jail inmates were allowed to testify as follows:

Charles Ray Madden testified that on June 21, 1970, he shared…