Walker v. State

Hill, Justice.

Charles Ellison Walker was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial on the general grounds and restriction of the cross examination of a state’s witness. We affirm.

The evidence for the state showed that the defendant visited the home of his mother, Mrs. Brown, to discuss the fact that the defendant’s brother was still in the Houston County jail and had not been released on bond. A heated argument and struggle ensued. The victim, a male friend of the mother, intervened and asked the defendant why he was beating his…