Reynolds v. State

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Nathaniel Reynolds of malice murder and other charges in the robbery and shooting death of Le-Andre Barnes. Reynolds appeals, challenging the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on defense of a third party. Because the evidence did not warrant the charge, there was no error in failing to give it, and we affirm.

1. The evidence at trial showed that Barnes, his wife, and a friend were at a gas station when they asked Reynolds, his brother (Jamal Reynolds), and Farah Shaheed for directions to the nearest hotel. As Barnes’s group walked away,…