Murray v. State

855 P.2d 350 (1993)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Murray (D) and victim had known each other for almost 10 years. They got drunk one night and argued with each other. The victim then desired to get his clothes which were in the back of D's truck and had his cousin drive him to D's property. While driving, the cousin noticed gun flashes and saw D standing on his porch holding a handgun. The victim exited the vehicle and identified himself and stated his purpose and D told him to get off his property. A face to face confrontation ensued, and the victim eventually decided to just leave, and when doing so, D fired his gun again four times, and one of the bullets ricocheted off a rock and severed the victim's femoral artery. The victim returned to the bar and showed no serious signs but died on the way to the hospital; he had lost a large amount of blood on the drive from D's house to the bar. D was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. D appealed for lack of sufficient evidence for conviction.