Rucker v. State

Hines, Justice.

Derrick Rucker was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, burglary, two counts of false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the fatal shooting of Reuben Jackson. He challenges his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial on the bases that the trial court erred by not allowing into evidence a co-defendant’s polygraph test results and that the evidence was insufficient…