Walton v. State

Thompson, Justice.

A jury convicted Terry Walton and Terrence Williams of malice murder. These appeals followed the denial of their motions for new trial.

Viewing the evidence in a light favorable to the jury’s verdict, we find the following: On the morning of March 14, 1993, Stanley Jones took seven grams of crack cocaine from Williams. Jones refused to pay Williams, claiming Williams had “shorted” him in previous transactions. Williams was very angry. At 2:00 p.m., he rounded up Walton, Ernest Bonner, and J. P. Fields, to look for Jones. Later, Williams’ brother told Williams that Jones would…