Stephens v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Tony Wendell Stephens was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, and two counts of aggravated assault in the handgun killing of Frank Isabell and the assault on Torrence Walker. He was sentenced to life in prison for the malice murder of Isabell and 20 years to run consecutively on the aggravated assault on Walker. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Torrence Walker identified appellant as the man who approached him and Frank Isabell in a parking lot, pointed a black 9 mm Glock pistol at them and searched their pockets, and then shot Isabell in…