Wesley v. State

OPINION

A jury convicted appellant Herbert Dwayne Wesley (“Wesley”) of one count of robbery with a deadly weapon and two counts of murder with a deadly weapon. The jury sentenced Wesley to death. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On Tuesday, March 10, 1992, Robert Walker (“Walker”), a neighbor of Ike and Doella Wesley’s (“Ike and Doella”), noticed Wesley driving Ike’s truck. Because Walker had never seen Wesley driving Ike’s truck before, Walker asked Wesley where Ike was. Wesley, who was Ike’s son and Doella’s stepson, resided in Ike and…