Thaxton v. State

Benham, Justice.

Richard Lamar Thaxton appeals his convictions for the robbery and felony murder of Mary Frances White.1 We affirm appellant’s felony murder conviction.2

Appellant was positively identified by an eyewitness as the man who grabbed the 65-year-old victim’s purse and dragged her with him when she refused to yield possession of her bag. After the victim was knocked to the ground and the purse strap broken, the assailant, with the purse, entered a waiting car bearing the tag number CTD-834. The victim suffered abrasions and bruises, and died the next morning after suffering a heart…