Jenkins v. State

Apr 18, 1978
33105
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per curiam.

The jury found the defendant guilty of murder. On appeal he urges ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍solely that he should be granted a new trial on the general grounds.

There was evidence from which the jury was authorized to find that ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍the defendant shot his girl friend three times with a .38 caliber revolver. Although the defendant was the only eyewitness who testified at trial, the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍jury was not required to believe his self-defense testimony. The fact that he sought help for the victim does not disprove malice at the time ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍of the shooting. The *213 evidence supports the verdict.

Submitted December 23, 1977 Decided April 18, 1978. Joseph C. Kitchings, for appellant. J. Lane Johnston, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍General, Daryl A. Robinson, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.