Welch v. State

Thompson, Chief Justice.

Appellant Kevin Welch was convicted of malice murder in connection with the shooting death of Alex Howard. He appeals, asserting, inter alia, the trial court erred in refusing to strike two jurors for cause. Although we find the enumerated errors to be without merit, we find error with regard to the sentence. Accordingly, we must vacate and remand to the trial court for resentencing.

1. Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed the following:

In the early morning hours on February 2, 2009, appellant, accompanied by two women, went to a…