Riggins v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This appeal arises from a judgment of conviction for first degree murder. The appellant, Sean Riggins, was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of fifty years. He raises essentially three points on appeal: (1) the conviction is not supported by substantial evidence; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to give a modified jury instruction on an affirmative defense; and (3) the trial court misled the jury by instructing it on first degree murder because Riggins was not the principal perpetrator of the crime. The arguments are meritless, and we affirm.

On the night…