Myles v. State

TYSON,. Presiding Judge.

The indictment charged the appellant with the first degree murder of Melvin Andrews Pruett “by shooting him with a .22 caliber rifle.” The jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed punishment at imprisonment for life.

Prior to trial the appellant’s cause had been transferred to the Juvenile Court, and following a hearing and the determination of delinquency the case was then transferred to the Circuit Court for trial.

The appellant’s motion for a new trial, which challenged the weight and sufficiency of the evidence and the admission into…