Gilyard v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Torris Gilyard appeals his conviction for crimes related to the death of Terry Crawford. On March 29, 2004, appellant Toris Gilyard participated in the armed robbery of three men, including Crawford, who were sitting in a car on a neighborhood street in Terrell County. During the encounter, co-indictee Kenneth Ponder fatally shot Crawford in the head with a shotgun. One of the two other men in the car testified that, after Ponder shot the victim, appellant, with his hand in his pocket simulating that he had a gun, took money and drugs from the witness. Ponder also…