Maxwell v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

On December 11, 2008, after having an argument with the victims, appellant Eric Maxwell shot and killed Vincente Baker, shot and wounded Baker’s girlfriend, Shameka Andrews, and then drove away in the car Baker was driving.1 During the ordeal, Baker was shot twice in his torso and Andrews was shot once in her arm. Appellant also pistol-whipped Baker while dragging him from the driver’s seat of the car and, as appellant was driving away from the scene, appellant used the car to run over Baker’s legs.

Andrews survived her injuries and was able to identify appellant as the…