Appleby v. State

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

The appellant was convicted of murder by a jury in Jackson County for the stabbing death of Jerry Bailey. On appeal he raises error in the introduction of photographs of the victim, restriction of cross-examination and redirect examination of certain witnesses and the sufficiency of the evidence of murder.

The appellant and victim had been friends, and the victim and his girl friend had lived in appellant’s home for a short time. This living arrangement had led to an argument based on the appellant’s claim for unpaid rent due to him from the victim.

On May 3, 1982, the…