Sheppard v. State

Jordan, Justice.

Ricky Lee Sheppard, 19 years of age, was indicted and convicted of two counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to two life sentences for the murders and five years imprisonment for the aggravated assault, all to run concurrently.- His motion for new trial as amended was overruled and he appeals.

The evidence at trial showed that on July 28, 1974, appellant rounded up five boys from his neighborhood to play baseball, and drove them to an apartment complex. After the game, appellant signaled to Ricky Nicholson and Ricky Bell to run to his…