Duffie v. State

Sears, Justice.

Appellant Alex Duffie appeals his convictions for malice murder and illegal firearms possession, alleging error in the trial court’s recharge to the jury. We Conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting the scope of its recharge to only those charges relevant to the jury’s inquiries. Therefore, we affirm.

At trial and on appeal, appellant admits that he shot and killed the victim, Maurice Johnson. At trial, appellant stated that he had been threatened by the victim several times, and that several months before the killing occurred, the victim had shot…