Evans v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Tommy C. Evans was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of L. C. McGriff. Evans appeals his conviction, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Evans also contends that the State improperly struck two black jurors and that the court erroneously allowed the testimony of a rebuttal witness for the State.

1. Evans contends the trial court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict and for a new trial because of the insufficiency of the evidence. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most…