Love v. State

Defendant-appellant, Willie L. Love, was charged with the first-degree murder of Moses Allen Walker, Jr. Following a trial by jury, he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment. The following issues are presented for consideration upon appeal:

1. The sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment; and

2. Whether the trial court erred in overruling a defense motion for mistrial.

The evidence most favorable to the judgment establishes the following:

The decedent’s father went to the Marshall Tavern on the evening of January 18, 1975. As he was leaving, Carolyn Johnson…