People v. Pumphrey

Defendant, Toby W. Pumphrey, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Delmar Williams. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of a lesser included offense, involuntary manslaughter. The circuit court of Christian County entered judgment on the verdict and sentenced defendant to three years’ imprisonment.

On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on reckless conduct and that the court’s substitution of the assigned trial judge was "without authority and acted to deny him a…