State v. Rankin

HUNTER, Judge.

John Fitzgerald Rankin (“defendant”) appeals from judgments entered on 8 December 2006 pursuant to a jury verdict of guilty on charges of first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. After careful review, we find no error.

I

The evidence offered at trial tended to show as follows: Defendant spent the weekend of 13 August 2004 with his cousin James Rankin (“Junior”) and his son Cedric Hawkins. On Monday, 16 August 2004, defendant and Hawkins left the apartment, telling Junior that they were going to “make a lick[,]” which Hawkins explained at trial meant commit a…