State v. Phillpott

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder. For the following reasons, we find no error.

I. Background

On 18 May 2009, defendant was indicted for first degree murder. On 16-19 November 2009, defendant was tried by a jury. At trial, the State’s evidence tended to show that on the evening of 10 September 2008, Terrón Barnes was at Shawan Jones’s apartment with Mr. Jones and his wife, Allison Jones. Two other men, one of whom Mr. Barnes recognized as Akeem Davis, arrived at Mr. Jones’s apartment. According to Mr. Barnes, Mr. Davis asked to purchase marijuana, and Mr. Jones left…