McGuff v. State

*90CATES, Judge.

First degree murder with a life sentence.

According to the tendencies of the State’s evidence, McGuff without provocation shot a pedestrian on a country road one Sunday afternoon in April, 1969. His defense, alibi, seems not to have impressed the jury.

I

The first point raised arose as follows :

“Jury was selected and seated in the jury box and the rule was invoked.

“MR. DAVIS: Let the record show that over the objection of the Defendant the mother of Thomas Lee Berry, the deceased party in this case, is to sit at the counsel table with the prosecuting attorney. Even though she is not…