People v. Eckert

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

Defendant, Harry T. Eckert, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder. We affirm.

On the evening of February 9, 1991, the victim was socializing in his home with friends. The defendant, who was living in a bedroom in the victim’s house, was also there in his room. Later, after the victim’s friends left, defendant was alone in the bedroom, and the victim remained alone in the living room.

Early the next morning, a neighbor was awakened by defendant who claimed that he had been lying in his bed sleeping when the victim entered…