Pye v. State

Benham, Justice.

This appeal is from Darwin Leroy Pye’s conviction for felony murder arising from the death of Carlton Matthews. The evidence at trial showed that Pye’s co-defendant Joshua Boston quarreled with Matthews at a party and they continued it outside, where both men armed themselves with beer bottles. Pye came upon the men in a parking lot and eventually joined the altercation on Boston’s side. Seeking to withdraw, Matthews backed up the stairs of an apartment building to the third floor, where the argument came to blows. Boston and Pye each hit Matthews several times and Matthews…