Cannon v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The appellant, Charles William Cannon, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Jefferson County for the first degree murder of Jack Warren, Jr., by shooting him with a pistol. The Jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed punishment at twenty-three years imprisonment. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with this verdict and subsequently denied appellant’s motion for new trial following a hearing.

On May 31, 1972, at approximately 8:00 p. m., two black males arrived at the Chrystal Service Station, located at 2131 Twenty-Sixth Street North in…