Graves v. State

Kevin Wayne Graves was indicted for murder and unlawful possession of a pistol by a person previously convicted of a crime of violence. A jury convicted Graves of manslaughter and unlawful possession. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction for unlawful possession, but it reversed the conviction for manslaughter and remanded for a new trial, holding that the consolidation of the two indictments for trial prejudiced Graves's trial on the murder indictment. That court stated that the consolidation had allowed the State to introduce Graves's prior conviction for manslaughter to…