Collins v. State

In 1974 petitioner Carl Albert Collins was employed at the rural home of John and Gertrude Welch. On the morning of August 13, petitioner attacked Mrs. Welch and beat her on the head with some object. Her screams apparently alerted Mr. Welch who had been outside. Mrs. Welch lost consciousness when her husband entered the house. She awakened to find him with a mortal shotgun wound. She saw petitioner running out of the house with a shotgun and a box of shells. Mr. Welch told his wife that petitioner had shot him and taken his wallet. She crawled into the bathroom where she again lost…