Sears v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Kevin Sears was convicted of malice murder for the shooting death of William Preston Cowart and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against Cowart’s fiancée, Nancy Lorinda Hilliard. Appellant was also charged with simple assault against Bridget Cowart (Bridget), who was Appellant’s girlfriend and Cow-art’s niece, but the jury acquitted Appellant of that charge. Appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that there was a fatal variance between the allegations of the indictment and the proof at trial with respect to the…