Boyd v. State

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Mark Boyd appeals his conviction of murder after a jury trial.

We affirm.

According to the evidence favorable to the verdict of murder, Boyd encountered the decedent, Stanley Maffett, in an alley beside Allen's Lounge, where a crowd of revelers were gathered. At one point, Boyd was struck by a cup of liquid that Maffett had tossed aside, apparently unintentionally. Boyd requested that Maffett apologize, and an argument ensued. Boyd left the alley and went to his home to retrieve a handgun. He returned to the scene carrying the gun wrapped in a blue towel.…