Wooten v. State

Charged with the crime of murder in the first degree, a jury found appellant, Melton Wooten, guilty of murder in the second degree and assessed his punishment at a term of ten years in the State Penitentiary. From the judgment is this appeal.

For reversal, appellant assigns nine alleged errors. In the first three, he, in effect, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We hold, however, that the evidence was substantial anc[ sufficient.

Viewing the testimony in the light most favorable to the State, as we must, it was to the following effect:

Between 8:30 and 9:00 P. M., October 1, 1951,…