Young v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, John Floyd Young, appeals a judgment of the Saline Circuit Court convicting him of the capital murder of Raymond Jacobs and sentencing him to life in prison without parole. He asserts nine points for reversal of the judgment. We find merit to the arguments concerning the luminol evidence and the testimony of Larry McGuire; therefore we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE

Appellant moved for a directed verdict of acquittal at the close of the state’s case and again at the close of all the evidence. On appeal, appellant argues in…