White v. State

Weltner, Justice.

White was indicted for the offense of murdering his brother, by shooting him with a shotgun. He waived trial by jury, and the trial court found him guilty but mentally ill, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. White contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that it demanded a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity.

White and his mother lived with the victim and the victim’s wife and child in the victim’s home. The victim had asked a gas company to move a meter. When the company’s work crew arrived and commenced work, White was awakened…