State v. Russell

HOWE, Justice:

Defendant appeals from his jury conviction of two counts of murder in the second degree, contending that he was not convicted by a unanimous jury verdict and that the evidence was insufficient to convict him as charged.

Defendant Russell and his family were neighbors to Floyd and LaRue Rowley, *164whose son occasionally tended the Russell children. Floyd and LaRue were shot to death in their home by Russell during a discussion in which he charged that their son had taken indecent liberties with his five-year-old daughter.

At the close of defendant’s case, the jury was given a general…