Thomas v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Charles Worthy was fatally shot at his home in Bibb County on January 3, 2005. Appellant Lastarza Rodriguez Thomas had been at Worthy’s home for three days on a drug binge leading up to the early morning hours of January 3, 2005. That morning, the two had a heated argument, during which Worthy repeatedly told appellant to leave. Worthy went outside his duplex unit and appellant followed, drawing a gun from his waistband. James Lester, who was inside the duplex, yelled for Worthy to come back inside. Worthy went back into his home and, while Worthy was moving to close the door,…