People v. Malveaux

Defendants, Joe Malveaux and Eddie Mitchell, were charged with the murder of Howard Moore and the aggravated battery of Johnny Carter. A jury found defendants guilty of both crimes, and they both were sentenced to concurrent terms of 14 to 30 years and 3 to 10 years in the penitentiary. On appeal they contend that the State failed to prove them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the court committed reversible error in the giving of a certain instruction. A third person was tried separately for the same crimes, was found guilty, and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 40 to 100 years…