BOWEN, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Arthur James Smiley, was convicted for the murder of Beatrice Brown and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Four issues are raised on this appeal from that conviction.
I
The appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal.
Although the State's evidence against the appellant was entirely circumstantial and very weak, we find it barely sufficient to...
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