Woodruff v. State

Carley, Justice.

After a jury trial, Demarco Antonio Woodruff was found guilty of the malice murder of Michael Evans and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on the jury’s guilty verdicts and sentenced Woodruff to life imprisonment for murder and to a consecutive five-year term for the weapons charge. Amotion for new trial was denied, and Woodruff appeals. *

1. Construed most strongly in support of the verdicts, the evidence shows that, five months prior to the alleged crimes, Woodruffs brother was shot to death, and family…