Tanner v. State

HINES, Chief Justice.

Leshan Tremiele Tanner appeals his convictions for felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, and attempt to purchase marijuana all in connection with the fatal shooting of Cedric Huff. He challenges the admission into evidence of statements by the victim to the victim’s mother and the sufficiency of the evidence of his guilt. We find the challenges to be without merit; however, we vacate in part because of an error in sentencing.1

The evidence construed in favor of the verdicts showed the following. On the afternoon of June 5,2014, a “loud smack” was heard coming from…