Irons v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

The defendant (appellant) was convicted of murder in the perpetration of a felony (first degree burglary) and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction of the underlying felony, to-wit: first degree burglary.(2) Failure of the trial judge to sentence the defendant’s accomplice within thirty days from the entry of the accomplice’s guilty plea.(3) Deferring sentencing of the accomplice pending the trial of the defendant.(4) Trying the defendant a second time, against a claim of…