Slaughter v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Christopher Slaughter was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Aikeem Hall. He appeals, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to admit evidence of the victim’s prior violent acts and of provocation and that the trial court erred in finding Appellant competent to stand trial. We affirm the judgment below except for Appellant’s sentence for aggravated assault for shooting Hall in the leg, which we vacate because the conviction for that offense merged with his murder conviction.1

*5741. The evidence at trial,…