Ricketts v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Terry Ricketts was convicted of first degree murder and second degree battery and was sentenced to 46 years imprisonment and fined $ 10,000. On appeal he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction for murder because the state failed to prove premeditation and deliberation and because he acted in self-defense. He also argues that the sentence was excessive. We affirm.

On the evening of April 18, 1986, Mickey Freeman had a private party at a building he owned called the “pool hall” located in Newton County. Roger Nichols, the murder victim, and…