Jones v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from Gerrod Oscar Jones’s convictions of felony murder, possession of a firearm during commission of a crime, concealing the death of another, two counts of first degree forgery, and four counts of theft by taking.1 The evidence presented at trial by the State showed that appellant Gerrod Jones and Teco Jones, appellant’s girlfriend’s cousin, were with the victim in the victim’s car when Gerrod Jones, from the backseat, shot the victim twice, the second shot to the victim’s head. Appellant and Teco Jones wrapped the victim in a blanket and dumped his body…