Wright v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The appellant James Wright appeals from a conviction of murder and presents four issues of our review:

I. Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury about the State’s burden of proof.

II. Whether the trial court correctly instructed the jury regarding the statutory intoxication defense.

III. Whether the trial court properly admitted several photographs of the victim.

IV. Whether the trial court properly admitted several hearsay statements.

In the early morning of May 31, 1997, Debra Damron went to the home of her mother, Barbara Marshall, and found Marshall dead,…