Carmichael v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Roderick Carmichael shot and killed Larry Thompson, Jr., with a handgun. He was convicted by a jury of felony murder and armed robbery, and was sentenced to life imprisonment and a concurrent term of years.1

The evidence indicates that Carmichael entered an apartment, fought with Thompson, shot him fatally in the head, ransacked the apartment and searched the victim’s clothing, took his money, and fled.

1. From the evidence, a rational trier of fact could have found Carmichael guilty of felony murder and armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S.…