Kennedy Dewayne Riley v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.

Kennedy Dewayne Riley was tried before a jury in Bowie County for the capital murder of Troydricus Lamar Robinson, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, Riley alleges that flaws in the jury charge caused him egregious harm. Because (1) the jury charge contained errors and (2) Riley suffered egregious harm from jury charge error, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this cause for a new trial.

The jury charge in this case contained a few alleged errors, not made the subject of any objection at trial but now asserted on…