State v. Beck

TYSON, Judge.

Melvin Wayne Beck (“defendant”) appeals from a judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. We find no prejudicial error at trial, vacate defendant’s sentence, and remand for resentencing.

I. Background

On 1 July 2000, Timothy McBride’s (“McBride”) brother arrived at McBride’s house and found him dead in his bed, concealed by bed coverings. The brother observed extensive bruising and abrasions on McBride’s face, a cut on his throat from ear to ear, wounds around his neck, stab wounds in his chest, and a large incision across his abdomen with his…