Davenport v. State

Carley, Justice.

After a jury trial, Joshua Davenport was found guilty of the malice murder of Steven Tanks, aggravated assault on Jamil Tanks, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on those verdicts and sentenced Davenport to life imprisonment for murder and consecutive terms of years for the other two counts. Appellant filed a motion for new trial, which was denied, and he appeals. *

1. When construed most strongly in support of the guilty verdicts, the evidence shows the following: Davenport’s friend Byron Stanford was…