Huff v. State

THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Marcus DeWayne Huff was convicted of malice murder for the stabbing death of Daniel Aftowski.1 He appeals, asserting the evidence was insufficient to authorize appellant’s conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

*5361. Huff fatally stabbed Aftowski 34 times in the neck and torso with a kitchen knife. The likely death blow — which severed Aftow-ski’s subclavian artery — was struck with such force it shattered the victim’s collarbone into three pieces. The details of the incident emerged dur-ing Huff’s police interview and through statements he made to a friend,…