Epps v. State

The defendant, Charles Edward Epps, was charged by indictment with the first-degree murder of Jewell Hall. The defendant was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty of second-degree murder. The trial court entered judgment on this verdict and sentenced the defendant to not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five years’ imprisonment. From this judgment the defendant appeals, raising the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for change of venue;

2. Whether the trial court erred in admitting certain autopsy photographs;

3. Whether…