State v. Thomas

Gobeil, Judge.

*763Nyron Thomas was charged with murder and other crimes related to the shooting death of Shinnara Gee. A jury found him not guilty of murder, felony murder, and voluntary manslaughter, but guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and firearms charges. The trial court granted Thomas's motion for a new trial, concluding that it had committed an error of law in instructing the jury on the offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.1 On appeal, the State argues that the trial court's instructions to the jury did not amount to plain error and seeks reversal of the…