Stewart v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This is a first degree murder case where the appellant, J.D. Stewart, was sentenced to 40 years. He raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in refusing to give his proffered instruction on duress to the jury; (2) whether the trial, court erred in granting the State’s motion in limine to prevent expert testimony concerning Stewart’s intent and culpability; and (3) whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow defense counsel to delve into specific instances of the victim’s alleged propensity for violence. We hold that the trial court did…