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Bell v. State

No evidence showed that the defendant took any property from the victim or entered the victim's home without authority.

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Willie Bell appeals from his convictions by a Mitchell County jury of malice murder, armed robbery, and burglary arising from the stabbing death of 79-year-old James Marvin Crosson.1 Bell contends, among other things, that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions for armed robbery and burglary. We agree that the evidence is insufficient to support those convictions, but we find no merit to Bell’s other contentions and affirm his conviction for malice murder. 1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed as follows. On the morning of June 25, 2001, Crosson’s housekeeper arrived at his apartment. The front door was not locked, and when she pushed it open, she saw Crosson lying on the floor. Emergency medical personnel soon arrived and determined that Crosson was dead. He had been stabbed numerous times in the chest, with two of the stab wounds being fatal; the wounds were consistent with having been caused by a pocketknife.

There was no sign of forced entry into the residence. Crosson was holding a telephone in his hand when he died, and telephone records showed that, at 10:12 p.m. on June 24, he dialed “0,” but the call never connected. Crosson’s front and back pockets had been turned inside out and no wallet was found in the pockets.

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