State v. Snow

TITUS, Judge.

Defendant was jury-convicted of second degree murder in the killing of Larry “Wolf” Ford at the Bel-Air in Caruthers-ville. Per the verdict, defendant was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. Defendant was represented at trial by a lawyer different from his counsel upon this appeal.

On the night in question, according to the state’s evidence, defendant was operating the Bel-Air and Ford had just won $600 in a back room crap game when he went behind the counter to discuss money allegedly owed to defendant by Ford. A dispute arose. Defendant hit Ford in the face with a .38 snub…