Lewis v. State

SEARS, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Michael Lewis appeals his conviction for malice murder, 1 resulting in a life sentence. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the trial court erred by: (1) allowing the prosecutor to make statements of prejudicial matters that were not in evidence; (2) allowing certain hearsay testimony concerning police officers’ investigation of the victim’s murder; and (3) giving a jury charge that was subsequently disapproved by this Court. In light of the overwhelming evidence of appellant’s guilt (which included testimony by six witnesses to the crime), we…