Bridges v. State

SEARS, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Roy Bridges appeals his dual convictions for murder, resulting in life sentences, alleging that numerous errors by the trial court mandate a reversal. Having examined the record, we conclude the trial court erred by admitting certain irrelevant evidence, but due to the overwhelming evidence of appellant’s guilt, the error was harmless. We also find that appellant’s allegations of ineffective assistance from trial counsel, though raised for the first time on appeal, are timely and must be remanded to the trial court. Having found ño merit to appellant’s…