Smith v. State

Nichols, Chief Justice.

Gene Lamar Smith appeals his convictions for murder and burglary, for which he was sentenced, respectively, to life imprisonment and twenty years to be served consecutively. The state had sought the death penalty.

1. He first contends that the testimony of his accomplice that he fired the fatal shots was not sufficiently corroborated and that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. The accomplice, Shirley Jean Baker, testified as to her presence at the scene of the burglary and the homicide. She described the struggle between Smith and the deceased, Elton…