Womack v. State

Clarke, Chief Justice.

Appellant Womack was convicted of the malice murder and armed robbery of Mattie Boston, ,an elderly and practically bedridden woman who had several young men living in her house. The victim kept money from social security checks of several members of the household in a sock about her person. There was testimony at trial that the victim put $800 to $1000 in cash from social security checks in the bed with her on the day before the assault which led to her death.

Tony Burke, who lived in the house, testified that on February 4, 1989, he saw appellant standing over the…