State v. Williams

EXUM, Chief Justice.

Defendant was tried on indictments charging him with first-degree murder of Theron Price, and burglary with explosives, breaking and entering, armed robbery and attempted safecracking at the premises of Dewey Brothers, Inc. At the close of the State’s evidence, the trial court dismissed the armed robbery charge and held the breaking and entering charge merged into that of burglary with explosives. The jury convicted deferidant of first-degree murder on theories of felony murder, the underlying felony being burglary with explosives, and premeditation and deliberation. The…