People v. Faulkner

PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, James Y. Faulkner, appeals his September 9, 1987, conviction of murder following a jury trial in the circuit court of Williamson County.

The following evidence was adduced at trial. The defendant’s son, also named James Faulkner, and known as Jimmy Faulkner, stated that sometime around July 4, 1984, his mother, father and the victim had gone out drinking together. While they were out socializing, Jimmy and his two sisters stayed home and were in bed before their parents and the victim returned. Sometime after midnight Jimmy…