Howard v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Appellants Michael DeAnthony Howard and Frederick Maurice Durham were jointly indicted, tried, and convicted for the murder of Darnele Smith, the kidnapping of Tomika Godwin and Calvin Fisher, as well as armed robbery, and burglary. Because appellants raise similar issues on appeal, their cases have been consolidated. We affirm the judgments of conviction in both cases.

Believing that Smith was selling large quantities of marijuana from his Douglas County apartment, Durham and others devised a plan to rob the premises to obtain money and marijuana. On the way there, they…