Ellison v. State

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of second degree murder of his wife in the Criminal Court of Knox County and his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

The sufficiency of the evidence was not assailed, but we will summarize the facts to aid in discussing the assignments: After attending a family outing, the appellant and his wife, Vicki Jones Ellison, retired at approximately 11:00 o’clock P.M., on Sunday, June 22, 1975. The appellant’s cousin, Patricia (Patti) Cunningham, age 15 years, spent the night with…