Clifton v. State

The appellant, Steve Clifton, was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Five issues are raised on appeal. Our review of these issues convinces us that Clifton's conviction should be not be reversed.

The evidence presented by the State tended to establish that on May 21, 1985, Deputy Bill Biles of the Morgan County Sheriff's Department was on duty. That day, he was assigned to patrol the Eva area of Morgan County. Around 8:28 a.m., Deputy Biles radioed a request for the tag registration on a vehicle with tag number 47U-3818. That…