Narada Hicks v. State

OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellant Narada Hicks challenges his conviction for aggravated assault on the grounds that (a) insufficient evidence supports the jury’s verdict, (b) the trial court reversibly erred by including a purported lesser-included offense in its charge to the jury, and (c) the trial court reversibly erred by denying his motion for mistrial when the jury was deadlocked and instead providing a supplemental Allen charge. 1 Because we agree that the trial court erroneously charged the jury, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Appellant and the complainant, Angelo Jackson,…