White v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Thomas White, Sr. was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Eddie Lee Moss by shooting him with a handgun.1

The jury heard evidence from which it could have determined that White went to Moss’ home to purchase bottles of whiskey; that they drank and talked and, when the victim demanded payment, White contended that he already had paid; that they argued then scuffled, and the victim pulled a knife and cut White; that White drew his knife, whereupon the victim’s daughter entered the affray by knocking White’s knife from his hand with a broom handle; that…