Edgemon v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Billy Joe Edgemon was convicted of first degree murder of Jimmy McCormick and sentenced to life imprisonment and a $10,000.00 fine.

His chief argument is that the court erroneously admitted evidence that Edgemon was involved in a stolen car ring. The State argued that the evidence was necessary to show that Edgemon had a motive to kill McCormick. We find that the trial court was correct in admitting the evidence because the State clearly demonstrated that evidence to be an inseparable part of the case, and probative of Edgemon’s motive to kill McCormick.

The State’s…