Surridge v. State

George Bose Smith, J.-

James Surridge appeals from a verdict and judgment finding Mm guilty of murder in the first degree and sentencing him to life imprisonment.

The decedent, Norman Dollar, owned a small motel which he occupied as his residence. On the morning of July 9, 1964, Dollar did not leave his room at his usual time. By early afternoon his employees became concerned about him and reported the matter to the McGehee chief of police. Officers broke into Dollar’s room and found his dead body lying upon a bed. He had been shot in the back of the head with a shotgun. The coroner estimated…