Cunningham v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Appellant was indicted by the Houston County Grand Jury on March 22, 1974, on a charge of first degree murder for killing Betty Jean Jackson by shooting her with a pistol. A Jury found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment.

The evidence presented by both the State and the Defense at trial proves without question that the appellant killed Betty Jean Jackson. The killing arose out of an argument between appellant and Mrs. Jackson over possession of the deceased’s car keys. The killing occurred on the front porch of Mrs.…