Harris v. State

First degree murder; life imprisonment

Appellant was indicted and convicted for the November 27, 1979 murder of Tony Smith Rutledge by shooting him with a pistol

Eyewitness testimony in this case, which includes testimony by the appellant, demonstrates without dispute that at approximately 4:00 P.M. on November 27, 1979 near the Bates Service Station at the intersection of Tarrant-Huffman Road and 12th Court North in Jefferson County, appellant fired his .357 magnum revolver three times, killing Tony Smith Rutledge and paralyzing Lynn Eric Dye. Just prior to the shooting there had been an…