Williams v. State

GOLDEN, Justice.

[T1] Appellant Dennis Williams appeals his convictions for aggravated assault and battery, felonious restraint, and blackmail, for which he received sentences to be served concurrently. He challenges the accuracy of jury instructions and contends that prosecu-torial misconduct during voir dire and closing argument denied him a fair trial.

[12] We reverse his conviction for felonious restraint and remand that count for a new trial, but affirm the two other convie-tions.

ISSUES

[T3] Williams presents these issues for our review:

I. Whether the trial court erred when it allowed both…