Collins v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the murder of Ernest Hamilton. Sentence was life imprisonment.

The only issue raised on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict of the jury. We need not detail the evidence against the defendant for the basis of the alleged insufficiency is stated in his motion to exclude.

"MR. KNIZLEY (Defense Counsel): Judge, at this time the defense would move to exclude all the State's evidence on the grounds that the State has failed to show a prima facie case — the only — prima facie case against my Defendant. The only thing that has…