Watkins v. State

M. MICHAEL KINARD, Judge.

1'On August 29, 2007, appellants were jointly tried before a jury on charges of first-degree battery, kidnapping, and possession of a firearm by certain persons, along with the enhancement offenses of commission of a felony with a firearm and commission of a felony in the presence of a child.1 Prior to the trial, counsel for appellants objected to the trial court’s reading the commission-of-a-felony-with-a-firearm and commission-of-a-felony-in-the-presence-of-a-child enhancements to the jury. The trial court overruled the objection. Appellants also moved to sever the…