Bell v. State

Benham, Justice.

Appellant Curtis Bell was found guilty of the malice murder of Gloria Jackson, the burglary of her home, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and forgery. On appeal he takes issue with the sufficiency of the evidence, several evidentiary rulings, a jury instruction, and several of the sentences imposed following the jury’s return of its guilty verdicts.

The State presented evidence that Gloria Jackson was found dead in her Fitzgerald home in the late afternoon hours of September 19, 2003. She last had been seen alive that day by a neighbor between 9:00-9:30 a.m. The deputy chief…