Lewis v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

Appellant Roderick D. Lewis was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Lewis hinges his entire argument on an allegation that the record is incomplete so as to render his conviction in violation of state and federal law. We disagree and affirm his conviction and sentence.

On August 14, 2001, a man identified as Roderick “Ra-Ra” Lewis shot and killed Samuel “Cameo” Lunnie in the doorway of a house where Cameo’s girlfriend, Charlotte Kendal, and her baby lived. The two men had been standing in the doorway…