Williams v. State

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

After a jury trial, Hulet Williams was acquitted of malice murder and found guilty of the felony murder of Kenny Ewing and a separate count charging the underlying felony of aggravated assault. The trial court merged the aggravated assault count into the felony murder, entered judgment of conviction on the felony murder verdict, and sentenced Williams to life imprisonment. A motion for new trial was denied, and Williams appeals, * enumerating as error only the general grounds.

Construed most strongly in support of the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that the victim…