Styles v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Gregory Styles was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and giving a false statement arising out of the shooting death of Lafe Johnson and the aggravated assault of Charles “Pops” Holloway. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the felony murder count, a concurrent ten year sentence for aggravated assault and a concurrent three year sentence on the false statement conviction. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial and we affirm.

1. The evidence at trial authorized the jury to find that the victims and two others were playing cards in…