State v. Dennis

WALLER, Justice:

Moses Abdul Dennis (appellant) was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. We affirm.

FACTS

The State accused appellant and his younger brother, Moses Otis Dennis (Otis), of murdering Terrance Johnson (victim) in September 1995. Appellant, Otis, and a third man fought with the victim in the early morning hours in the street outside an apartment complex in Charleston. The fight ended when the victim was shot once in the head. Appellant defended himself at his first trial in December 1996 by calling witnesses who accused his brother of shooting the victim. That case…