Jackson v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

A jury found George Neal Jackson guilty of murder, and he was sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. In this direct appeal he argues that he should have been convicted of voluntary manslaughter because the evidence was insufficient to convict him of murder.

We affirm the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

On August 18, 1997, Jennifer Strueh was moving into an apartment in the same building where Jackson lived. James Brian Kneer, the father of Strueh’s child, and Kneer’s uncle, Franklin Howell, were helping with the move. Strueh’s apartment was located on the ground…