Woods v. State

The defendant in this case was charged with and convicted of murder in the perpetration of a crime, to-*257wit: robbery, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition he was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder; to both crimes a plea of not guilty was entered.

Subsequent to the conviction a motion for a new trial was filed and overruled. The defendant now appeals to this Court praying that the judgment be reversed.

The principal ground for this appeal seems to be insufficiency of the evidence. It is maintained that the evidence was wholly circumstantial and partially inadmissible. A…