Jerry Randle Shearer v. State of Mississippi

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Winston County wherein Jerry Randle Shearer, appellant, was indicted, tried and convicted for the September 29, 1980, murder of Margie Bowie. The victim was slain in her own home in Kilmichael, Mississippi, upon returning home from work between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. Apparently, a burglary was in progress when decedent entered her home and in an attempt to flee the scene without being discovered, the burglar struck Mrs. Bowie in the head with a hammer which resulted in her death. Upon conviction, Shearer, a neighbor of Mrs. Bowie, was sentenced to life imprisonment.