Adkins v. State

WILNER, Judge.

Appellant David Adkins was convicted in the Circuit Court for Washington County of felony murder and robbery, for which he was given consecutive sentences of life imprisonment and eight years imprisonment. Both convictions stemmed from the State’s assertion and the jury’s implicit finding that, in company with one Darryl Troxell, appellant robbed and murdered Joseph Teal on the evening of June 26, 1985.

Some of the most damaging evidence against appellant came from his brother-in-law, Lester Beach. Beach had been incarcerated in Pennsylvania on charges unrelated to this case. At…