Wilson v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant, Randall Wilson, was convicted at trial below of capital murder in the death of Sharon Taylor and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The evidence in this case reveals that the body of Sharon Taylor was found beaten and strangled in a barn near Lowell, Arkansas, June 2, 1979- Medical testimony in the case was uncertain as to which of the two injuries was the actual cause of death, either being sufficient.

The body was found partially nude, the hands and feet of the victim having been bound with baling twine or rope.

Medical evidence established that the…