D'Antignac v. State

Gunter, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He has come here for review.

Appellant was charged with the murder of David Dunn on the night of December 26, 1974. Evidence produced at the trial showed that the appellant and an accomplice, Taylor, drove with the victim to a deserted area of Richmond County, and there the appellant levelled a sawed-off shotgun at Dunn and fired at point-blank range killing him. An autopsy performed on the body of the victim revealed that probable cause of the death was three shotgun wounds.

The body of the victim was…