Baldwin v. State

The Grand Jury of Montgomery County charged the appellant, William Baldwin, with first degree murder of John Jackson, by shooting him with a shotgun. Appellant entered pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity. A jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punishment at forty years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with the verdict, and appellant appeals to this Court.

This appeal was submitted to this Court on briefs. The appellant was represented by counsel of his choice at all proceedings in the…