Harris v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant Derrick Harris was charged in the February 19, 1996, shooting death of Jimmy Gathings, a Monticello used-car dealer. At the time of the incident, appellant was fifteen years old. Appellant was charged as an accomplice to capital murder and aggravated robbery. The State alleged that, while committing or attempting to commit robbery and in the course and in furtherance of that offense, appellant caused the death of Mr. Gathings under circumstances that manifested extreme indifference to human life.

At trial, the State called several witnesses, including two…