State v. Scott

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

Six issues have been presented in this appeal as of right from a conviction of murder in the second degree with punishment for twenty-five years.

There is an evidence issue which prompts our recitation of the facts from our review of the record.

Allen Joe, Chinese owner of Joe’s Supermarket located at 2209 Eldridge in the City of Memphis, was robbed and shot in his place of business around 1:00 p. m. on January 10, 1979. He succumbed the same day from the gunshot wound which had penetrated his abdominal cavity.

The ensuing investigation resulted in the officers interviewing…