State v. Cook

TYSON, Judge.

Richard Lionel Cook (“defendant”) appeals from judgment entered after a jury found him to be guilty of one count of second-degree murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. We find no error in part and remand in part with instructions.

I. Background

Gene Mullis (“Mullis”) has known defendant since 1994 and hired him to work temporarily at Triad Coatings, a distributor of *402retail and wholesale paint products. On the evening of 28 October 2004, defendant and Mullis made arrangements for friends and customers to come to the shop and play cards. At…