Geary v. State

OPINION

On July 21, 1992, appellant, Melvin Joseph Geary (“Geary”) came to the house of his former girlfriend, Pam Johnson (“Ms. Johnson”), with blood on his pants. Geary appeared intoxicated and stated that he had been in a fight. Geary returned to Ms. Johnson’s house on July 23, 1992, and told her that he had killed Edward Theodore Colvin (“Colvin”), the man with whom he was living. Ms. Johnson testified that Geary drank whiskey and talked with her until she called the police around midnight. Officer Larry Johnson (“Officer Johnson”) responded to the call and testified that he advised Geary…