Ford v. State

Marshall, Chief Justice.

Horace Dwayne Ford was convicted of malice murder and armed robbery. The trial judge ruled that the armed robbery conviction merged into the murder conviction, and the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge. He appeals. We affirm. These are the facts which the evidence authorized the jury in finding.

In March of 1980, the appellant was employed at a salary of $250 per week, whereas he was engaged in a “cocaine habit” costing far in excess of that sum. The appellant’s girl friend was Pearlie Mae Berry. She was engaged in the sale of illegal…