Heyward v. State

CARLEY, Justice.

A jury found Louis Heyward guilty of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on the guilty verdicts, and sentenced Heyward to life imprisonment for the murder and to a five-year consecutive term for the weapons offense. After the trial court denied a motion for new trial, Heyward appeals.

1. The victim, Jerome Anderson, was shot several times while he was smoking a cigarette outside of the residence he shared with his cousin and grandmother. The shots were fired by the driver of a gray Camaro…