State v. Morgan

MORGAN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in one trial of stealing over $50 and second degree (felony) murder. The victim was killed when the car in which she was a passenger was struck by a car driven by appellant, who was seeking to elude police in a high-speed chase. The stealing had occurred earlier when appellant pulled into a gasoline station and engaged the attendant in conversation about the car while a companion, never seen by the attendant, entered the storage room of the station and stole some cigarettes, a check protector and some quarters.

The Court of Appeals, Eastern District,…