Thomas v. State

Benham, Justice.

In a bench trial, appellant James Tyrone Thomas was found guilty of the malice murder of his girlfriend, Carrie Lee, and was sen*480tenced to life imprisonment.1 On appeal, he contends the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that he was guilty of malice murder, and he maintains he is guilty of nothing more than voluntary manslaughter.

1. At the bench trial, the State presented evidence that, on November 6, 2000, appellant arrived at the Mitchell County Sheriffs office where he reported that he had just killed his girlfriend. After he was advised of his Miranda rights, he…