Dunlap v. State

Benham, Justice.

Appellant Robert Dunlap was convicted of the felony murder of Tial Ceu, 1 a Burmese immigrant who lived in a DeKalb County apartment complex. The evidence at trial showed that on the night of April 1, 2008, appellant and three of his associates decided to commit a robbery. They drove to the apartment complex and laid in wait for victims. Appellant and another man approached the victim Ceu and Ceu’s companion. The two took Ceu’s wallet, which had $70 in cash, and appellant shot Ceu in the chest. Ceu died at the scene from a single bullet which pierced one of his lungs and his…