Morgan v. State

OPINION

MATTINGLY-MAY, Judge.

Joseph L. Morgan appeals1 his conviction of murder. He raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as:

1. Whether Morgan unambiguously invoked his right to counsel during a police interrogation when he told the officer he would "feel more comfortable with a lawyer" but subsequently indicated he had changed his mind and did not want an attorney; and

2. Whether the trial court erred when it declined to give Morgan's tendered jury instructions on voluntary manslaughter *260and aggravated battery as lesser-included offenses of murder.

Morgan invoked his right to counsel and…