Mallory v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from James Mallory’s conviction of felony murder and armed robbery. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find the following as facts. While the victim, Tori Weston, sat with friends in his parked car, two other cars blocked its exit. Mallory got out of one of those cars and approached with a gun, along with several other young men. Weston and two others escaped and ran, but one of Mallory’s companions pursued, firing a pistol. He caught Weston, grabbed him, and shot him in the neck, wounding him fatally. Weston’s car was gone when his other…