Mulkey v. State

W.H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

The appellant, David Ray Mulkey, was charged with capital murder for killing his former stepmother, Martha “June” Barnes. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, appellant’s two points for reversal are a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and a challenge to the use of a prior conviction to enhance his sentence. We find that neither point has merit and affirm appellant’s conviction and sentence.

On New Year’s Day 1996, the burned body of June Barnes was found-at-a dump site on…