Rogers v. State

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

Rogers’ conviction of the murder of Harry Justus resulted in the imposition of a sentence of life in prison. Rogers enumerates five errors dealing with questions of alleged newly discovered evidence, the availability of materials in the state’s file, the charge on the rule of sequestration and the court’s regulation of cross-examination. A review of the grounds of appeal reveals no error and we affirm.

The evidence indicates that the defendant and Jerry Sanders sought out the victim for the purpose of buying “something to smoke.” When the two found Justus, he joined…