Owens v. State

Jordan, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a conviction for murder in the Superior Court of Monroe County. The appellant was tried on June 13,1981, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty on June 16,1981. As the state did not seek the death penalty, a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed.

The appellant, Oscar Owens, his brother John Owens, the victim, and John’s two daughters lived together on the Owens’ family homestead on Flint Road in Monroe County. Their brother, Pies Owens, Jr., lived approximately one quarter mile across a field from the family’s house.

The incident resulting in the…