Delay v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Otis Delay shot and killed Willie C. Gray with a rifle. Delay was found guilty of felony murder by a jury and was sentenced to life in prison. From the evidence the jury could have found that Gray, Delay’s neighbor, had been in Delay’s house for about fifteen minutes. When Gray left and started walking toward his house, Delay called to him. Gray turned and started back toward Delay. Delay then shot Gray, who fell to the ground in front of Delay’s house. Delay then said to some neighborhood people: “Not none of you all saw me, better not come in my yard.” The police arrived…