Navarro v. State

The appellant was charged by information, tried by a jury, and found guilty of second degree murder. He was sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary. On this appeal he argues that the evidence was insufficient. We have examined the record in the light of the briefs and hold that the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict.

The appellant contends that the evidence against him is circumstantial in that no one actually saw him aim the revolver and fire the shot. He further argues that he has presented two reasonable hypotheses of innocence. The first assumes that the fatal shot…