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State v. Willis6/30/2003
tive Perry that the victim's ride was Brian. Additionally, she said she never saw the defendant's truck pulling out.
Cindy Lyle, also known as Cindy Coggins, testified that on September 8, 1990, she was playing cards with her friends, Traci Presley, Teresa Carpenter, and Cindy McClure, when they decided to get something to eat, so the four of them left in McClure's blue Yugo. While out, they stopped at the Golden Jukebox because Teresa said she wanted to see who was there. She said Teresa introduced her to the victim, who was wearing a miniskirt, a little tank top, and a sheer blouse tied at her waist. She said it was approximately 2:15 to 2:30. She had no further conversations with the victim, and the last time she remembered seeing her was when the victim walked down the sidewalk to talk to Traci. She said she saw the defendant alone at the front door of the Golden Jukebox.
On cross-examination, she said she did not see the victim and the defendant together. She said that the victim told her that her ride had left and that she never heard her say who that ride was. She said the victim had not been in the bar before the defendant went in.
Steve Scott, with the TBI in firearms' identification, identified a mark on a bone as being caused by a Torx screwdriver. He said, after making comparisons, that it was a size 10 Torx that made the impression, although a size 15 could have made it as well, as both the size 10 and 15 were consistent in shape with the bone impression. He said he could not think of another type of tool consistent with the impression because the contour marks were consistent with a Torx. He concluded that the size 10 fit the impression better.
On cross-examination, Mr. Scott stated that he has never testified for the defense as a tool expert, although he had testified a few times as a firearm's identification expert. He said the screwdriver he identified was a Matco brand, and there are unique characteristics. He said that when he examined the vertebra, there were no characteristics to identify the specific tool. He said he could not say with any certainty that the tool in question was the murder weapon. He said there are other types of six sided tools such as files, rasps, and Allen wrenches.
Brenda Huggins testified that in September 1990 she was in a long-term relationship with "Snake" Frazier. She said they were at the Clarksville (Montgomery) speedway on the night of September 8, 1990, arriving about 6:00 or 6:30 and staying until 11:00 or 12:00. After leaving the Speedway, she said they stopped to aid a troubled motorist for about an hour and then went home to 812 Forest Street. She said they passed by the Golden Jukebox on the way home, but did not stop. She said she arrived at home around 1:00 to 1:30, where they went to bed.
Ms. Huggins testified that "Snake" Frazier had been convicted in the past on drug charges and conspiracy to commit second degree murder.
She said that she had known the victim for three to five months in September 1990, having met her through her (the victim's) boyfriend Duane. Additionally she said that she and the victim had a good relationship. She said there was one occasion when a problem developed between her and the victim over jealousy involving "Snake" Frazier. After work one day, some men told her that "Snake" and the victim were riding around and drinking. This made her jealous so she rode around looking for them. She said she would have been upset if she had found them together, but she would not have killed Frazier. She looked for them at hotels, found the victim at the Golden Jukebox, and had an argument with her through the car window. She said the confrontation did n
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