Blair v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Shannon Eliga Blair was convicted of felony murder and arson arising out of the stabbing death of Bobby Payton. Finding no reversible error by the trial court, we affirm.

1. The jury was authorized to find that Blair had worked for the victim at a sandwich shop for four years and had engaged in occasional sexual acts with the victim over that four year period. On the day of the crimes, Blair, who was twenty years old, entered Payton’s trailer home, to which he had the key, and woke the sleeping victim. They argued and the victim told Blair, “I don’t want you no more.” Blair…