Coker v. State

WIGGINTON, Chief Judge.

Appellant has appealed a judgment of conviction and sentence based upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the second degree. He contends the trial court erred in denying his proffered testimony of a disinterested witness which, if admitted, would have supported his plea of self-defense, corroborated his own testimony, and impeached the testimony of the State’s principal witness.

Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Elgar Camiel, to which he interposed a plea of self-defense. At the trial the brother of deceased testified as a witness on behalf of the…