McKinney v. State

TAYLOB, Judge.

Jimmy Bums McKinney was indicted for murder and attempted murder, based on an incident in which he fired a shotgun that killed one person and injured another. His indictment was consolidated with identical charges against Shelby Gene O’Neal, his uncle and accomplice. On the morning of trial, the appellant entered guilty pleas to both charges based on a plea bargain for concurrent sentences. Thereafter, he was sentenced to concurrent terms of life and ten years’ imprisonment, respectively.

Meanwhile, his accomplice was convicted by a jury of manslaughter and second degree assault,…