Lloyd v. State

BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

The defendant appeals from a judgment for murder in the first degree. Punishment was fixed at life imprisonment.

The homicide occurred on February 3, 1972 in a rural building that housed a combination residence and mercantile store. Part of the residence opened on the front, as did the store, while the remaining portion of the residence was on the back side.

The wife of the deceased Letlow left about 6:15 in the morning for work, while her husband, as usual, was left to tend his store.

Sanford Holt, a propane gas salesman called by the State as a…