Hamm v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Appellant Antonio Hamm was convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with the December 14, 2008 shooting death of J. Remedios Ruiz-Mendieta. Hamm appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred by failing to give certain jury instructions requested by defense counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. On the morning of December 14, 2008, Hamm was at his grandmother’s home in the Regal Park apartments in Forest…