Parker v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from Michael Lee Parker’s convictions of malice murder, felony murder, and cruelty to children.1 The evidence presented at trial by the State showed that Karen Martin and her son Zachary were residing with Parker in January 1995. Martin testified that Parker and Zachary were gone when she awoke on January 27. Parker called her in the afternoon and asked her to go to a grocery store, which she did. On her return, she noticed that the carpet she had vacuumed before her departure had footprints on it. As she brought in groceries, Parker arrived carrying…