Baldwin v. State

MERRILL, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder in -the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for a new trial was overruled and he appealed.

Appellant contends that the court erred in ruling admissible in evidence two photographs of the deceased, Ruth Boykin. One was made in her house before her body was moved; the other was made in the funeral home by the toxicologist. The argument is that the two photographs were irrelevant, immaterial and gruesome.

Appellant argues that he did not deny" that the deceased was shot and killed, but since “his only defense was that…