Kitchen v. State

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Daryl Kitchen 1 was convicted of malice murder, attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of Robert Earl Stevens. Finding no error in the denial of Kitchen’s motion for new trial, 2 we affirm.

Kitchen contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the malice murder charge because the State failed to prove malice aforethought. 3 In the same vein, Kitchen challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the…