State v. Record

White, C. Thomas, J.

The defendant was tried and convicted in the District Court on a charge of first degree murder. The defendant was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. The defendant appeals.

The defendant asserts two assignments of error: (1) The District Court committed reversible error in admitting into evidence photographs of the deceased; and (2) the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to prove the elements of first degree murder. We shall take the propositions in order.

The photographs, taken before the autopsy, show the victim’s head. The…