Murchison v. State

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, appellants Burrell Murchison and Richard Murchison challenge their convictions for securities fraud. They assert the trial court erred by excluding expert testimony, refusing their mistake-of-fact instruction, charging the jury in a way that violated their constitutional right to a unanimous verdict, and making numerous comments on the weight of the evidence. Appellants also assert the evidence was not legally or factually sufficient to support the jury’s finding that they had an intent to defraud and that the evidence was…