Marshall v. State

Sears, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Quincey Marshall was convicted of murder and related crimes,* 1 resulting in a life sentence. He appeals, alleging numerous trial court errors. Having reviewed the record, we find that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding relevant testimony concerning a witness’s incarceration at the time of trial. Because the excluded testimony was cumulative of other admitted evidence, how ever, the trial court’s error was harmless. The trial court also erred by charging the jury that it could presume intent to kill from the use of a deadly weapon. Because…