McCord v. State

Carley, Justice.

A jury found DeWayne McCord guilty of two counts of felony murder and one count each of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes. The trial court entered judgments of conviction and three consecutive sentences of life imprisonment for the felony murders and the armed robbery, and one consecutive term of five years for the possession of a firearm. McCord appeals.1

*8431. The State introduced evidence that, during a robbery at a pawn and gun shop, the owners of the shop, Mr. and Mrs. Thigpen, were shot and killed. Before Mrs. Thigpen died, she…