Holcomb v. State

Doyle, Judge.

This appeal arises from charges filed against John Holcomb in connection with the shooting death of Bruce Knowles. The grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Holcomb, which charged him (1) with malice murder because he “did with malice aforethought cause the death of Bruce Knowles ... by shooting him with a handgun”; (2) with felony murder because he “did while in the commission of a felony, to wit: aggravated assault, cause the death of Bruce Knowles ... by shooting him with a handgun”; (3) with aggravated assault because he “did then and there unlawfully make an…