Donelson v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Albert Donelson, Eric Lindsey, and Antonio Marshall beat Richard Crosby, stripped him naked, stuffed him in a grocery cart, and dumped him in a parking lot — all because Donelson did not recognize Crosby as he walked past Donelson’s house late one night.

¶ 2. On appeal of his aggravated-assault conviction, Donelson claims the uncorroborated testimony of his accomplice Marshall was insufficient to support a guilty verdict. But Marshall’s testimony that Donelson kicked and bludgeoned Crosby with an assault rifle was indeed corroborated — by the trail of blood…