Fisher v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Ronald L. Fisher was found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Derrick Cullins. At Appellant’s trial, the bulk of the evidence against him — including the only testimony directly identifying him as the shooter — came from David Lewis, who claimed that he was not involved in the crimes even though he admitted that he drove Appellant and the victim to the crime scene, was present during the shooting, and drove Appellant away afterwards.

Appellant’s trial counsel spoke before trial with Jonathan Clark, who said he would…