Parks v. State

Hines, Justice.

A jury found Leonard Parks, Jr. guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and burglary, in connection with the death of Anthony Bailey. Parks challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, and we affirm.

Parks drove co-indictees Kevin Taylor and Ronnie Purvis to Bailey’s residence. They had previously discussed robbing Bailey, in retribution for an incident in which Bailey had taken the stereo from Parks’s vehicle. Taylor and Purvis forcibly entered Bailey’s residence; Parks did not enter for fear that he would be recognized. Taylor held a gun to Ross’s head while Purvis sought…