Grant v. State

In November of 1986, Daniel Grant, Jr., the defendant, attempted to steal a gun in order to sell it and buy “crack” cocaine. The gun was in the back pocket of a sleeping 57 year old gas station attendant, who awoke when the defendant tried to steal his gun, whereupon the defendant knocked him to the ground, beat him, and succeeded in pulling the gun from the attendant’s pants. The defendant then stood over the attendant, and shot him once in the head at close range, killing him. The defendant was found guilty of second degree murder, strong arm robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm by…