State v. Staley

Shortly after 2 o’clock on June 29, 1926, defendant shot and killed Thomas Wasson. He was thereafter tried for murder, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. He appeals from the judgment and an order denying a new trial.

The first question presented by the assignments of error pertains to the admissibility of evidence of the conduct of appellant following the shooting. For a proper understanding of the relevancy of such evidence, it will be necessary to first state the facts and circumstances leading up to and surrounding the homicide, and thereafter the…