Covey v. State

GALBREATH, Judge.

OPINION

The facts surrounding the tragedy resulting in plaintiff in error’s conviction for the first degree murder of his mother are undisputed. During the noon hour meal at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Callis near Troy, her son by a previous marriage who had been living with them in peace and harmony walked into the kitchen where they were eating and without a word or gesture of warning shot Mrs. Cal-lis through the heart, left shoulder and right forearm, killing her instantly. Mr. Callis was struck in the left arm by one of the four bullets fired by the defendant. The…