Marquise Brooks v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

To get a pound of marihuana to sell, Floyd Miles convinced Marquise Brooks, Nathaniel Redic, and James Jones to join him in stealing the marihuana from a known dealer, John Dorsey. The foursome proceeded to Dorsey’s Tarrant County 1 apartment, with Miles, Redic, and Jones, at least, carrying firearms. Evidence conflicted on whether Brooks was armed. The group entered Dorsey’s apartment and started shooting. In the apartment was a young man recently graduated from college and having taken the LSAT, who was playing a video game. One of the shots from one…