Ross v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

The appellant, Andrew Ross, Jr., was charged with aggravated robbery and capital murder. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. For his only point on appeal, Mr. Ross claims that the State failed to present substantial evidence to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

In the early morning hours of September 4, 1999, Robert Branscum, owner and operator of the Quality Liquor Store in Blytheville, was killed in the parking lot of that store. A nearby business owner testified that he heard about five gunshots…