Walker v. State

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Chauncey Lopez Walker was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault in the beating death of Alvin Roberts. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that two days before the charged crimes, Roberts robbed and humiliated appellant. Appellant reported the robbery but on the morning of the crimes he met with police and learned they had no immediate plan to arrest Roberts. Directly after this meeting, appellant had his girlfriend drive him to a…