Hammond v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellant Eugene Hammond was convicted of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats in connection with a domestic disturbance between him and his wife, Cynthia Carstarphen Hammond, and felony murder (aggravated assault) in connection with the death of the couple’s 16-year-old son, Carl Carstarphen. On appeal, appellant takes issue with the sufficiency of the evidence presented against him, several trial court rulings during voir dire, the denial of appellant’s motion to sever offenses, and the trial court’s determination that appellant’s post-arrest statement to…