Jones v. State

Defendant below, Urban Theron Jones, appeals from a finding and adjudication of guilt after a jury trial in a prosecution for murder in the second degree in the Criminal Court of Record of Dade County, Florida.

He challenges first the sufficiency of the evidence to support the finding of the jury that he was guilty of second degree murder.

There was conflicting evidence given by the defendant as to his actions which resulted in the death of the decedent. The jury resolved these conflicts against the defendant, and since the jury’s verdict is supported by substantial competent evidence, it will…