Bryant v. State

Marshall, Chief Justice.

Anthony Jerome Bryant appeals from his conviction of the felony murder of Russell C. Walker, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

There was evidence to the following effect. During a dice game at East Lake Park with Billy Blanding, the victim (Walker), and the victim’s brother-in-law, Rodney Oglesby, appellant Bryant knocked over the victim’s beer. Walker demanded compensation; Bryant refused. The appellant went across the street and returned, armed with a broken bottle. Walker got Oglesby’s .22 caliber pistol from Oglesby’s car and fired once in…