Heard v. State

Hunt, Justice.

Robert Heard shot and killed Larry Thompson with a handgun. He was indicted for malice murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and was convicted of malice murder.1

The evidence showed that Thompson had fathered the child of Heard’s daughter. After an argument with Heard at the apartment of Heard’s daughter, Thompson departed. He later returned with a satchel belt, and entered the apartment through a window. Heard and Thompson argued again, and Heard shot Thompson in the apartment hallway.

1. The evidence is sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to find…