Ware v. State

Hill, Chief Justice.

On December 9, 1982, the defendant was convicted of the murder of Bobby Lee Newman and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant filed a motion for new trial which was denied on August 10, 1983.

The evidence authorized the jury to find that the victim was sitting in his truck with a friend on the evening of October 30,1981. The defendant, who was parked in front of the victim, got out of his car, came up to the driver’s side of the truck and stated, “Man, why did you tell that bitch all that stuff?” An argument ensued. The victim’s friend jumped out of the truck…