State v. Franklin

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Earnest Franklin, charged with first degree murder and as an habitual criminal, *422was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced by the court to life imprisonment. He has appealed. We affirm.

Appellant first contends that there was no substantial evidence to support the verdict, and that the verdict was contrary “to the plain facts rule.” Ordinarily this would call for a detailed statement of the evidence, but because of the nature of the contentions set forth in argument we may, to a substantial part, set forth only the substance of the testimony.

On December 20, 1969,…