Leonard v. State

Hines, Justice.

Walter L. Leonard appeals his conviction and sentence for malice murder in connection with the death of Beverly Eller. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Eller was found dead on the morning of December 23, 1988, inside her apartment in Griffin. She had been stabbed repeatedly; the stabbing apparently occurred in her bedroom, although she was found near the door to the apartment. There were considerable bloodstains in Eller’s bedroom. An empty beer bottle had rolled along the floor near the foot of Eller’s bed. It was stained with blood and, in rolling, left a trail of blood…