Williams v. State

Carley, Justice.

After a jury found Dewaine Williams guilty of felony murder during commission of armed robbery, he appeals from the judgment of conviction and life sentence entered by the trial court on the guilty verdict.

1. A customer discovered the body of convenience store clerk Hassan Abubahari who had been killed during an apparent robbery attempt. The store’s surveillance videotape showed two robbers, one of whom shot the victim while the other jumped up onto the counter and stole cigarettes. The police received a tip leading to the arrest of Appellant and Darnell Rainey. When officers…