Wilson v. State

TATUM, Judge.

OPINION

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. We must reverse.

The deceased, Larry Jackson, and a companion left a nightclub in Knoxville known as “Uncle Sam’s” at about 3:30 o’clock A.M., on May 9, 1975. They were students at the University of Tennessee and worked at Uncle Sam’s as bartenders. They were “high”. The deceased’s blood alcohol content was .14%. They encountered a Mr. Johnson accompanied by a young lady and the deceased and Mr. Johnson commenced “horsing around”. The deceased accidentally bumped into the young lady,…