Cannon v. State

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

A jury returned verdicts finding Chas Clifford Cannon guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentenced Cannon to life imprisonment for the felony murder charge and a suspended consecutive five-year term for the weapons charge. The aggravated assault count merged into the felony murder conviction. Cannon appeals after the denial of a motion for new trial. *

1. Construed most strongly in support of the verdicts, the evidence shows that on the night of…