Wright v. State

Carley, Justice.

After a brief fist fight with Markley Turner, Negurian Wright went to his nearby home and returned with a gun. His brother accompanied him and encouraged him to shoot Turner. When Wright fired the weapon, the unarmed victim fled behind his grandfather’s house. Wright followed, and several more shots were heard. Turner died from a bullet which entered his back and perforated his heart and liver. Three eyewitnesses, including Turner’s grandfather, identified Wright as the shooter. The police obtained a warrant to search Wright’s residence. He was not there, but the officers…