Martin v. State

Hines, Justice.

John T. Martin, Jr. appeals his convictions for felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the fatal shooting of Willie Mae Brown.1 For the reasons which follow, we affirm the convictions.

The evidence viewed in favor of the verdicts showed that in the early morning hours of October 6, 1993, Willie Mae Brown and her neighbor and friend, Donetta Shorty, were sitting and drinking on the porch of Brown’s mother’s residence. Martin approached the women and indicated that he wanted to enter the residence to visit Joe…