Gambill v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Murder. He received a sixty (60) year sentence.

The facts are: The victim, Ricky Martinez, was virtually unconscious following several hours of alcohol consumption at a party. Some of Martinez's friends carried him to a pickup truck. The friends placed Martinez in the cab of the truck and left. The following morning they returned to the truck and found him on the ground beside the truck. His throat had been cut, several knife wounds were about the body and the head of the victim had been struck by an object with great force.

Appellant…