Benford v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Henry Benford was sentenced to life imprisonment for malice murder in the shotgun killing of Eric Martin. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

1. The jury was authorized to find that Benford, along with Scott and Betts, went into an abandoned house and joined the victim, Eric Martin, and an unknown individual in drinking alcohol and smoking crack cocaine. The cocaine had been purchased by Martin and the men knew Martin had the money to purchase more. Benford left the house and returned with a borrowed shotgun, with which…