Dillard v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Dillard, a passenger in Langston’s taxicab, shot and killed him with a handgun. Dillard then drove the cab a short distance and abandoned it. He was convicted for the murder and armed robbery of Langston, for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for life, and twenty years.

1. The indictment charged malice murder and armed robbery. The trial court instructed the jury on malice murder, felony murder, armed robbery and criminal attempt. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of “murder and armed robbery.” The first term of the verdict must be construed as a determination of…