Dixon v. State

MELTON, Justice.

In these related appeals, co-defendants James Dixon 1 and Lawrence Holodick 2 appeal their convictions for the murder of their roommate, John Michael Carter. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in both cases.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that Dixon, Holodick, and Carter lived together in a house they rented from their employer. Carter and his roommates often did not get along with each other, and, during the week before Carter’s murder, Holodick got into a physical fight with Carter, and Dixon threatened to “push [Carter’s] nose…