Baines v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Following a bench trial, John David Baines was convicted of two counts of malice murder, two counts of aggravated assault, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. All convictions stemmed from the robbery and shooting deaths of Walter Jones and Waymon Hulsey.

On appeal, Baines challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts. Because we conclude that Baines did not commit the two crimes of aggravated assault independent of the acts which caused the deaths of the two victims, we…