People v. Bigham

Defendant, Darrel D. Bigham, appeals both his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of 60 years’ imprisonment imposed by the circuit court of Franklin County in connection with the stabbing death of the victim, Marshall Lee Moss. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

In November of 1985, defendant began dating Janice, his friend of 22 years, on a regular basis. By August of 1988, however, defendant decided to terminate his relationship with Janice as he was planning to move out of the State. A few months later, Janice started dating the victim Moss. Defendant subsequently…