Ballard v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder. He was sentenced to a thirty-five (35) year term of imprisonment.

The record reveals the victim, appellant’s estranged wife, suffered six gunshot wounds when she exited a residence inhabited by Grooms. Her assailant ran toward her and Grooms with a gun; the victim told Grooms to run. After being so instructed once again, Grooms fled and hid in a vacant basement apartment, leaving the victim on the front porch.

Grooms later identified appellant as the man with the gun. Another witness testified he saw a man with a gun run to…