Morgan v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Defendant Daniel Morgan appeals from his conviction of felony murder1, and asserts, as the sole issue on appeal, that the trial court erred in the admission of an exhibit and testimony regarding an experiment performed by an investigating police officer.

The defendant testified that when he saw his companion was beating the victim with a steel hockey puck contained in a glove, defendant stopped the attack, grabbed a towel, wet it with water, and placed it on the victim's face to stop the bleeding. A police investigator found a blood-stained towel at the scene.

As a rebuttal…