Hodges v. State

The appellant, Ricky Hodges, was convicted of the offenses of theft of a motor vehicle and attempted murder and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment on the theft conviction and sixty-five years' imprisonment on the attempted murder conviction.

The victim of the alleged attempted murder, James Russell III, was driving to a track meet in his father's black and red Dodge van when three men stopped him and asked for a ride to get some gas. The three men jumped in and threw him into the back seat and began beating him profusely. Russell testified that one of the three men stated that he did not…