Arthur v. State

Carley, Justice.

Appellant Daniel Arthur was convicted of the malice murder of Herman Allen and of aggravated assault against Korey Pierce. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on the verdicts, and sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment for murder and to a consecutive 20-year term for aggravated assault. Thereafter, the trial court denied a motion for new trial, and Appellant appeals.* 1

1. Construing the evidence most strongly in support of the jury’s verdicts shows the following: Although Appellant and the victims were friends, a ten-dollar bet led to friction between Appellant…