Walker v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Jimmy DeWayne Walker lost $17,000 gambling with Larry Conway. Conway demanded his money. Walker took him to the apartment of a friend under the pretext of getting some of the money. The two men argued. Walker went into an adjoining room and returned with a concealed pistol. He fatally shot Conway from behind, placed his body in a sheet, loaded the body in the trunk of a car, cleaned up the apartment, drove the car to a field near Memphis, and set the car on fire.

At trial, Walker’s attorney timely moved for a directed verdict. His motion stated that there was…