Hambrick v. State

Hunt, Justice.

Paul Ivan Hambrick was convicted by a jury of the felony murder of Donald Jerome Grant and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced to life and five years imprisonment to be served concurrently. He appeals, raising enumerations of error regarding the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s charge on voluntary manslaughter.

The evening the victim was killed, a heated argument had taken place outside an apartment complex between a member of a group of friends which included the victim, and another group which included the defendant.…