Parker v. State

Smith, Justice.

The appellant, Charles Parker, was indicted for the murder of Alfred B. Trapp. A Douglas County jury found him guilty of murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

The appellant, Alfred Trapp, and Allen Williams were employed by William Bryant. On the morning of January 13,1985, the four men went to cut firewood and Bryant slipped and broke his ankle. After being treated at an emergency clinic he was taken home. The four men began drinking heavily.

Sometime later in the day, Trapp was shot with a shotgun. He fell in front of Bryant’s chair, but Bryant testified…