Edmonson v. State

MORRISON, Judge

(dissenting).

I cannot bring myself to agree to an affirmance of this conviction. State’s exhibits 8 and 10 show literally acres of blood. Prior to their introduction Officer Lawhon had already testified that he saw the body of deceased in the funeral home, saw the wound and observed the mortician try to extract a sample of blood from the corpse and fail, and had expressed the opinion which was later confirmed by the mortician that cause of death was a gunshot and loss of blood. The pictures therefore helped solve no disputed issue and were highly inflammatory.

I respectfully dissent.