Dean v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The appellant was charged with murder in the first degree, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and was sentenced to serve a period of years in the penitentiary.

The appellant questions the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The *778salient facts may be summarized in a few sentences. A Bahamian, known as “Big Wheel,” was seated next to the driver in a taxicab when the appellant approached and started to address the driver. “Big Wheel” intruded by asking the appellant: “What’s the matter?” Whereupon the appellant for no apparent reason replied with the…