ERIBY v. State

In April 2009, a grand jury indicted Appellant Kenneth Jerome Eriby for first-degree murder. The indictment alleged that on October 30, 2008, in Escambia County, Appellant murdered Arthur Roland by shooting him in the head with a firearm, and that the killing occurred either by premeditated design or while committing or attempting to commit robbery, a felony. A jury later convicted Appellant of first-degree murder, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison without parole. Appellant argues he should have received a judgment of acquittal because the State produced only circumstantial…