Minter v. State

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

Jesse Leon “Lee” Minter was convicted of the malice murder of Greg Royals and was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

The evidence demonstrated that Lee Minter and his friend Gene Varnadoe were driving around drinking beer on the evening of January 9, 1986. They met Greg Royals and his friends in a Sears parking lot and had a heated discussion about what Royals might have said about Minter’s mother. Minter was overheard to say, “I’m going to kill him [Royals].” The group then drove over to 1340 Drewry Avenue, where one of Royal’s friends was supposed to be able…