Barnes v. State

Appellant was convicted of second degree murder of Michael Crump and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment by a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury.

The State's first witness was Jean Obenauf, the victim's sister. According to Mrs. Obenauf, the victim owned a shotgun and a .357 pistol. The last time Mrs. Obenauf saw the victim was in late January or early February, 1979, at his apartment on the south side of Birmingham.

The witness testified that the victim also owned a turquoise ring and a necklace with a bull's head pendant attached. She stated that she saw the victim's pistol when she went…