Wilson v. State

Convicted in a jury trial of second degree murder and sentenced to a term of 15 years, appellant, Thomas N. Wilson, Jr., contends (1) that the trial court’s expressions of incredulity during the testimony of appellant’s mother constituted reversible error, (2) that the testimony of a defense witness that on the night of the shooting the decedent asked him for a gun was improperly excluded, (3) that the sworn affidavits given to the police by two prosecution witnesses, called as the court’s witnesses, were improperly received and the court then erred in failing to instruct the jury on their…