State v. Wells

CURETON, Judge:

The appellant, Louis Wells, was convicted of murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He appeals various evidentiary rulings and the jury charge. We affirm.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, Wells went to the home of Eunice Hart and Robert Whitaker (victim) during the early morning hours of November 10, 1990. Wells was well known to Hart. She allowed him to come inside the house and he asked her for a pint of wine. She did not have any wine but asked Wells for…