Wall v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of five counts of murder. He was sentenced to five terms of thirty (30) years each to be served consecutively.

The record reveals appellant shot Nancy and Thomas Shanks, his sister and brother-in-law at their trailer. He then went to his home where he shot his father, another sister and her son. Appellant attempted to shoot his mother. However, after a discussion, appellant took his mother to a local Holiday Inn. Appellant left the hotel and went to the YMCA. His mother telephoned the police. A police car was dispatched to the YMCA where…