State v. Newman

Melton, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial, David Miller Newman, a previously convicted felon, was found guilty of two counts of felony murder and aggravated assault, three counts of possession *680of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting death of Jason Wood and for shooting at Candace Shadowens. Newman filed a timely motion for new trial, and the trial court granted the motion on the grounds that (1) the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury, sua sponte, on the use of force in defense of…