Fleming v. State

Hall, Justice.

This is the direct appeal of the conviction and death sentence of Son H. Fleming, who was convicted of the murder of Police Chief James Giddens of Ray City, Berrien County.

The state presented evidence from which the jury was entitled to find the following:

Appellant borrowed a red and white Ford car from a friend on February 11,1976. Around 10 or 10:30 p.m. that day a grocery store in Adel (Cook County) was robbed by two black males identified as Larry Fleming (appellant’s nephew) and Henry Willis. One robber was armed with a nickel-plated .22 caliber gun: The stolen money was…