Ballard v. State

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Rico Lamar Ballard of murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of Jason Pitts. He appeals and challenges several evidentiary rulings. Because the trial court’s rulings were not erroneous, we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that Ballard’s aunt, Valerie Ballard, reported to the police that she and a friend had been robbed of five dollars at gunpoint. After they pointed out Pitts as the perpetrator, the police apprehended Pitts, checked him for weapons and finding none, brought him back to where Ms. Ballard and her friend were standing.…