Woods v. State

HlNES, Justice.

John Dennis Woods appeals his convictions for malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and concealing the death of another, all in connection with the death of Travis Sauls.1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Sauls lived in the home of Gross, who is Woods’s first cousin; Woods lived in a nearby house. On September 28, 2009, Woods requested that Sauls come to his house to paint a storage container and wash Woods’s truck. The next day, Sauls was seen painting at…