Sheperd v. State

Appellant was convicted in the lower court of murder in the second degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life.

The attorneys representing the parties on this appeal have agreed in brief that the statement of facts set out in the brief of appellant is substantially correct. Since the court concurs in this fact the statement will be adopted as part of this opinion with a brief addition added by the court, and is hereinafter set out as follows :

“On the night of July 12th, and the morning of July 13, 1974, the appellant, Willie Sheperd, was babysitting his stepson, Marc Anthony Earl. The mother…