Burton v. State

Hunt, Justice.

A. W. Burton was convicted by a jury of the murder of his girl friend, Judy Caldwell, and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 He ap*691peals, enumerating as error the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s charge on intent.

Decided February 24, 1987. Drew R. Dubrin, for appellant. Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, showed that the defendant and victim dated for…