Elmore v. State

Carley, Justice.

A jury found Elmon Elmore guilty of the malice murder of Cleo Geeter. After the trial court entered its judgment of conviction and a life sentence on the jury’s guilty verdict, Elmore moved for a new trial. The trial court denied Elmore’s motion, and he appeals.1

1. Geeter had been dead for several days when his body was found in a vacant house about a block from the apartment he shared with Elmore. Geeter died from blunt force trauma to the head. Items used to wrap the body, such as tape, string and a shower curtain, matched similar items found in the apartment. Geeter’s bed…