Mathis v. State

Willie Mathis was indicted with three other persons for the malice murder of Samuel Celphus Newbill and robbery. On his separate trial he was convicted of both offenses and given sentences of life imprisonment and 20 *762years, to run concurrently. He appeals from these convictions and sentences.

The medical testimony showed that the victim died as the result of a skull fracture caused by a blunt object. The victim’s body was found in a small building at his place of employment when other employees came to work. When they unlocked the door of the building they discovered the victim lying on a…