State v. Brisbon

Toal, Acting Chief Justice:

Johnny Miller Brisbon appeals his conviction for murder. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Bertha Mae Grooms (“Victim”) was last seen alive the weekend of June 12, .1992. Brisbon had known Victim for approximately twenty-five years and had dated her for a number of years. BrisboA came by Victim’s home and picked her up on Friday, June 12, 1992, as was his custom on Friday evenings. She did not return.

On July 15, 1992, hunters came across Victim’s skeletal remains in a wooded area of Lee County. Two days later, an autopsy was performed, which revealed that…