Mullis v. State

The appellant, Easton Darris Mullis, Jr., was convicted of murder made capital by § 13A-5-40, Code of Alabama 1975. The trial court, following a jury trial, sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Five issues are raised on appeal.

The evidence as presented by the State tended to establish that the appellant, Easton Darris Mullis, Jr., was married to Virginia Gail Mullis and that they lived with their four children in the State of Georgia. Mrs. Mullis and the victim in this case, James Edward Nelson, began having a love affair, and in May of 1985, she…